Welcome to Dengue Virus Net
Dengue Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in dengue. Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness (dengue fever), and sometimes a potentially lethal complication called dengue haemorrhagic fever. Global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades. About two fifths of the world's population are now at risk. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus mosquito, which feed during the day. Dengue haemorrhagic fever is a leading cause of serious illness and death among children in some Asian countries. A vaccine for dengue fever has been approved by the FDA in May 2019 and is commercially available in a number of countries.
The objectives of Dengue Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for dengue and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to dengue.
Dengue News and Headlines
- Probabilistic seasonal dengue forecasting in Vietnam: A modelling study using superensembles - PLoS Blogs
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:41 GMT - Dengue-3 Outbreak in Republic of the Marshall Islands, June 25, 2019– February 28, 2021 - Situation Report Date: March 3, 2021 - Marshall Islands - ReliefWeb
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 03:10 GMT - Tap water access linked to dengue risk - Science Daily
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:00 GMT - Heat islands and lack of running water promote dengue fever in Delhi, India - EurekAlert
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:00 GMT - Dengue cases in Laos rise to 131 - The Star Online
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:03 GMT - Models to predict dengue, zika and yellow fever outbreaks are developed by researchers - EurekAlert
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:33 GMT - Delhi: Tap water access increases risk of dengue infection - Mint
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:00 GMT - Cook Islands 2021 Dengue - Type 2 Outbreak, Situation Report 2 (Latest Updated Data: 12 February 2021) - Cook Islands - ReliefWeb
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:00 GMT - WHO supports Ethiopia's response to a dengue fever outbreak in Somali Region - Ethiopia - ReliefWeb
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:00 GMT - St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Dengue Outbreak - DREF Operation Update no. 1 (MDRVC004) - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - ReliefWeb
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:00 GMT - Dengue fever in Vietnam and the Philippines: Among the most globally so far in 2021 - Outbreak News Today - Outbreak News Today
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:07 GMT - Saint Lucia: Dengue Outbreak: DREF Operation Update no. 1 (MDRLC004) - Saint Lucia - ReliefWeb
Tue, 16 Feb 2021 05:51 GMT - Cook Islands 2021 Dengue Type-2 (DENV-2) Outbreak, Situation Report (Latest Updated Data: 26 February 2021) - Cook Islands - ReliefWeb
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 02:11 GMT - Dengue Alert Issued for Several Countries - Vax Before Travel
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:04 GMT - Epidemic and emerging disease alerts in the Pacific as of 01 March 2021 - World - ReliefWeb
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:25 GMT
Latest Dengue Posts on ProMED-mail
- PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (01): Americas
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:39:21 -0500
Dengue -- Mexico
Cases by Country / Week updated / Serotype / Total / Confirmed / Severe / Deaths
North America
USA / 53 [w/e 2 Jan 2021] / - / 307 / 307 / 0 / 0
Central America and Mexico
Belize / 53 [w/e 2 Jan 2021] / D1,3 / 2779 / 324 / 0 / 0
Costa Rica 53 [w/e 2 Jan 2021] / D1,2 / 10 056 / 426 / 21 / 0
El Salvador / 52 [w/e 26 Dec 2020] / D2 / 5450 / - / 9 / 0
Guatemala / 46 [w/e 14 Nov 2020] / D1,2,3,4 / 5782 / 786 / 14 / 8
Honduras / 53 [w/e 2 Jan 2021] / D1,2 / 26 006 / 75 / 1787 / 10
Mexico
Latest Articles on Dengue
- Memory B cell and antibody responses to flavivirus infection and vaccination Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
Flaviviruses are a group of mosquito- or tick-borne single-stranded RNA viruses that can cause a wide range of clinical manifestations in humans and animals, including asymptomatic, flu-like febrile illness, hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, birth defects, and death. Many of them have no licensed vaccines available for human use. Memory B cell development and induction of neutralizing antibody responses, which are important for the control of flavivirus infection and dissemination, have been used... - Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate Promotes Dengue Virus Infection by Decreasing IL-23-Mediated Antiviral Responses Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
Exposure to environmental hormones such as di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) has become a critical human health issue globally. This study aimed to investigate the correlations between DEHP/mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) levels and macrophage-associated immune responses and clinical manifestations in dengue virus (DV)-infected patients. Among 89 DV-infected patients, those with DV infection-related gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding (n = 13, 15% of patients) had significantly higher DEHP... - Endothelial Dysfunction as a Primary Consequence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
A number of different viral species are known to have effects on the endothelium. These include dengue, Ebola, Marburg, Lassa fever, yellow fever and influenza viruses, cytomegalovirus and coronaviruses. There are currently seven human endemic coronaviruses, all of which cause respiratory diseases and bind to receptors found within the endothelium. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly infectious. Like its... - Impact of concurrent epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
CONCLUSIONS: Espírito Santo experienced an overlap of epidemics, especially in urban areas. - Preliminary evaluation of the larvicidal activity of extracts and fractions from Ocotea nutans (Nees) Mez against Aedes aegypti Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
CONCLUSIONS: Extracts from O. nutans were effective against third-stage larvae ofA. aegyptiafter 24 h of exposure. - Communicating COVID-19 vaccines: lessons from the dengue vaccine controversy in the Philippines Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
No abstract - The Role of the Host Ubiquitin System in Promoting Replication of Emergent Viruses Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
Ubiquitination of proteins is a post-translational modification process with many different cellular functions, including protein stability, immune signaling, antiviral functions and virus replication. While ubiquitination of viral proteins can be used by the host as a defense mechanism by destroying the incoming pathogen, viruses have adapted to take advantage of this cellular process. The ubiquitin system can be hijacked by viruses to enhance various steps of the replication cycle and increase... - Co-Infection of Dengue Fever with COVID-19 in a Child with MIS-C Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
No abstract - Platelet Augmentation Potential of Polyherbal Formulation in Cyclophosphamide-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Wistar Rats Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests a potential role of this formulation in the augmentation of platelet counts in various thrombocyto-penic disorders including a role in ameliorating the haemorrhagic complications of dengue fever. - Pan-serotype antiviral for dengue infection Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500
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