Dengue Fever Slips Across the Border
Stories of the potential consequences of climate change have been used to motivate politicians, shame deniers and educate the broader public on how an abstract scientific concept could breed concrete...
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Why Is Breakbone Fever Back in Florida?
For the second time this year, health departments in Florida and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are reporting cases of dengue fever. Dengue, which is spread by mosquitoes, was, until recently,...
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The Polio Outbreak in Syria Isn’t the Worst of Our Problems
In marking World Polio Day a week ago Thursday, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative noted both that wild poliovirus cases in the three countries where it was still endemic (Pakistan, Afghanistan,...
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Could We Soon Be Vaccinated for Dengue?
The results of advanced trials for a promising vaccine have bolstered hopes that it could one day protect residents from a crippling and widespread disease. Dengue hemorrhagic fever can last a week or...
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