The World Health Organization warned on Friday that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming and the way that climate has helped the mosquitoes ...

Malaria and leprosy cases in Florida have people more aware of diseases that have flown under the public’s radar for years. Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness related to the viruses that cause ...

Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease found across swathes of tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas. As with most infectious diseases, ...

There are many reasons to look forward to summertime, from beach weather to planning the perfect getaway. Then, there are those pesky mosquitoes that try to land on you, ruining all the fun. As if the ...

A spate of deadly outbreaks of dengue fever in Latin America in recent years stems from the 1994 arrival of a potent version of the disease that is endemic to India, genetic analyses of viruses reveal ...

Meg Norris was traveling in Argentina in April when the first signs of dengue fever hit her. The weather in Salta, just south of the Bolivian border, was warm, but Norris, a 33-year-old from Boulder, ...

This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported nearly 3,000 dengue fever cases in the US, a significant increase compared to previous years. These record numbers of dengue fever ...

Amid the outbreak of dengue fever currently sweeping Jamaica, health experts are warning about the dangers of the mosquito-borne illness. Jamaica’s Ministry of Health & Wellness announced the outbreak ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Federal health officials warned ...