The Philippines' Department of Health on Tuesday declared the country's outbreak of dengue to be a national epidemic. The agency said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the declaration to im...
Brazilian researchers have developed a new type of mosquito trap in a bid to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Zika, chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever are all transmitted by A...
Zika, chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever all have in common that they can be transmitted by the female of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Although a tropical mosquito, some predict that global warmin...
The Shadow Minister of Health, Dr Dayton Campbell is raising questions about whether the country is in the midst of a second dengue outbreak and wants the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christoph...
There has been a decrease in mosquito breeding sites in the parish of Trelawny, says Chief Medical Officer at the Falmouth Hospital, Dr. Diane Dale. Dale reported that the decline is attribute...
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has disclosed that 560,586 cases of dengue were reported in the Region of the Americas last year. The number includes 3,535 severe cases and 336 deaths...
Veteran sports journalist and author, Tony Becca has died. He was 78 years old. According to information reaching Loop News, the former sports editor at The Gleaner Company passed away Thursday mor...
The Ministry of Health says it is working to ensure the timely delivery of health care amidst an upsurge in visits to Accident & Emergency Units at public hospitals for suspected dengue,...
Jamaica has now recorded 29 deaths that are suspected to have been caused by dengue fever since 2018, according to Health Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton. Of that number, six have been confirmed – ...
Senior Medical Officer (SMO) for St Catherine, Dr Francia Prosper-Chen, has revealed that the parish has recorded four deaths that are presumed or suspected to have been caused by the ongoing dengue o...