Dengue fever

Project Wolbachia to be expanded to four new locations in December

The Project Wolbachia expansion will increase its total coverage from 580,000 households to 660,000 households in Singapore.

Cuba fights to contain spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

State worker Arnaldo Alvarez uses a fogging machine to fumigate inside a garage as part of a public health campaign against the spread of mosquito-transmitted virus that causes Chikungunya, in Havana, Cuba November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Safer, more sustainable pest control under Singapore’s new framework

Singapore’s national framework The Code Of Practice For The Performance Of Pest Management Services incorporates integrated pest management principles.

874 dengue cases reported from July to Sept, a drop of over 35% from previous quarter

Overall, there are fewer dengue cases in 2025 up till Oct 11, compared with the same period in 2024.

Hanoi sees rise in dengue cases after heavy rain

Tourists walk under umbrellas to shelter from the rain along Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

Dengue cases surge across Bangladesh as experts call for urgent action

According to Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services, 50,689 dengue cases and 215 deaths have been reported nationwide in 2025 as of Oct 6.

Dengue fever ravages Sudan as infrastructure battered by war

A Sudanese woman receives a dose of a cholera vaccine at Omdurman Hospital, as Sudan grapples with outbreaks of dengue and cholera amid the annual rainy season and a collapsed healthcare and infrastructure system, in Khartoum, Sudan, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Beyond dengue: The mosquito-borne virus that could be our next big outbreak

Like dengue, chikungunya prevention relies on controlling Aedes mosquitoes – from eliminating breeding sites to advancing new tools that limit their ability to spread disease, the writers say.

Bangladesh battles rising tide of dengue and chikungunya

FILE PHOTO: People sleep using mosquito nets, following a surge of dengue-infected patients, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Ho Chi Minh City begins campaign to prevent dengue fever, chikungunya

Households and neighbourhoods are being encouraged to step up larvae elimination efforts.

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