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Dengue 
Dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever have emerged as a major public health problem. The primary vector mosquito has spread throughout the tropics and into susceptible human populations in urban areas. The urbanization process, which has left many without adequate water, sewer systems or waste management, and created new breeding grounds for the vector, has hastened the spread of the disease. Vector control has not halted the explosion in transmission of the disease.
Review Articles
9 Mar 2010
Vector-borne diseases: what will be the impact of climate and other environmental changes?
A review concludes that we do not know enough about the ecology of diseases such as malaria and dengue to be able to make accurate predictions. Nevertheless, appropriate action can be taken now to reduce their impact.
Source: Journal of Experimental Biology
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11 Dec 2009
It’s complicated: the relationship between climate change and infectious diseases
Climate change does affect infectious diseases but exactly how and to what extent?
Source: TropIKA.net
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News
5 Mar 2010
Dengue spreads in Africa
One strain of dengue fever is now known to be spreading in West Africa, but we still do not know how many dengue cases there are in Africa each year.
Source: TropIKA.net
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26 Feb 2010
Can flightless mosquitoes be used to control dengue?
Researchers have developed a flightless strain of Aedes aegypti, release of which into the wild could reduce populations of this mosquito – the vector of dengue and other infections.
Source: PNAS; BBC
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Editorial Opinions
9 Dec 2009
Where is health on the climate change agenda?
As the climate change conference kicks off in Copenhagen this week, is global health just a side issue?
Source: TropIKA.net
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15 May 2009
Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases
Ninety per cent of the NTD disease burden is caused by seven diseases all of which are amenable to control, but increased investment will be needed.
Source: Lancet
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Research Articles
1 Mar 2010
In brief
Some recently published studies on the infectious diseases of poverty.
Source: Journal articles
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24 Nov 2009
Climate Variability and Dengue: El Niño Southern Oscillation, Weather, and Dengue Incidence in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Thailand: A Longitudinal Data Analysis
A study finds little evidence of a link between El Niño and dengue case numbers.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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Reports
18 Dec 2009
Neglected disease research & development: new times, new trends
The global budget for research into the infectious diseases of poverty is little changed and AIDS continues to receive a disproportionately large share of the total. But India and Brazil are emerging as key players, particular for the more neglected diseases.
Source: George Institute
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17 Dec 2009
Dengue: guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control
New dengue guidelines are published at a time of rising concern over the spread of this disease.
Source: Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR); World Health Organization (WHO)
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