DHAKA/KATHMANDU — Mosquito-borne dengue fever is taking a heavy toll on South Asian nations this year as Bangladesh grapples with record deaths and Nepal faces cases in new areas, with disease ...

Dengue fever is a virus carried and spread by mosquitoes and widespread throughout south-east Asia and in parts of far north Queensland. It causes flu-like symptoms, including high fever, muscle ...

The threat is not restricted to South Asia as dengue rates are rising globally with 4.2 million cases reported in 2022 – up eightfold from 2000 – the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

While dengue fever is endemic in the South Asian country, with infections typically peaking during the monsoon season between July and September, this year the uptick in cases started much earlier ...

Mosquito-borne dengue fever is taking a heavy toll on South Asian nations this year as Bangladesh grapples with record deaths and Nepal faces cases in new areas, with disease experts linking worsening ...

Lockdowns curtailing efforts to destroy mosquito-breeding sites ...

Collaboration between public health systems and communities is crucial to containing dengue viral fever in South Asia, writes Nalaka Gunawardene. Skip to content. Bringing science & development ...

The global coronavirus lockdown may have slowed down the spread of the pandemic, but has spurred the dengue fever especially in South-East Asia with Singapore being the worst-hit.

NEW DELHI: Ms Bimla’s family of 11 have all contracted dengue fever at some point in the last few years. ... Some also pointed to rapid and unchecked urbanisation in South Asia.

British holidaymakers booked to travel to south-east Asia this winter have been warned to take precautions as a severe dengue outbreak spreads across the region. The Philippines, Thailand ...

SINGAPORE — The Philippines is stocking up on blood supplies, and Thailand is urging people to sleep under mosquito nets. An unusually severe outbreak of dengue fever has caused alarm across ...