Dengue Fever
The Mayor of São Paulo Talks Public Health, Protests and Brazil's Drug Problems
"Sometimes regular civilians are less intimidating than a police officer. I really believe in the power of social control coming from within the community itself."
Nearly a Million Brazilians Contracted Dengue Fever Already This Year
The epidemic is most severe in drought-stricken São Paulo, where residents have taken to storing water — a practice that public health officials say is creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Invasive Mosquitoes Spread by Riding On America's Highways
America's highways are the source and subject of myth, the exit strategy in case of a hydrogen bomb, and a boon for the invasive Asian tiger mosquito.
Millions of Cases of Dengue Fever Are Going Unreported in India
An independent study says the government reports 20,500 cases a year on average when the actual number is likely closer to 6 million.
Ebola Doesn’t Threaten America — Other Tropical Diseases Do
Ebola has reached the US, but it's not going to spread. Several other dangerous tropical diseases, however, are already affecting millions of Americans.
Swarms of Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Will Take a Bite Out of Dengue Fever
“It is like a live insecticide.”
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Will Guard the World Cup Against Dengue
The future of public health is here at last, and it’s just in time for the world's biggest sporting event.