Dengue Fever
Disease-spreading mosquitoes could soon overrun Puerto Rico
“The mosquito population is already coming out, and it’s making life impossible,” said a former Navy entomologist in San Juan.
Facebook Users Created a Fake Swine Flu Epidemic
The public frenzy in Myanmar distracted from more dire health threats.
News of Zealand: Kava Club Accused of Disregarding Pacific Cultural Roots
Quarter of a million people given temporary work visas in the last year and dengue fever kills 300 in Sri Lanka.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
McCain returns to DC for healthcare vote, driver accused of trafficking deaths in Texas denies charges, Trump still going after Jeff Sessions, and more.
A Vaccine Won’t End Indonesia’s Dengue Problem
Indonesia has the world's second-highest number of dengue transmissions. A new vaccine, the world's first, was heralded as a needed weapon to slow infection rates. But some experts are still not convinced.
There's another tropical disease that could make the Zika outbreak even worse
Scientists studying the Zika outbreak in Brazil say previous exposure to dengue, another mosquito-borne virus, may exacerbate the potency of infection.
A Promising Dengue Vaccine Was 100% Effective in Early Trials
Though the trial used a small sample size, the results were encouraging and have spurred a wider, clinical trial.
Zika Virus, 'Ghostbusters,' and the Strange New Normal of Tropical Disease Pandemics
The current epidemic of Zika virus infection in the Western Hemisphere is actually just the latest in a decade-long wave of worldwide disease outbreaks.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, Michael Bloomberg is thinking about running for president, nine people are dead after a train crash in Germany, India rejects Facebook's free internet offer, and more.
Why Eradicating Earth’s Mosquitoes To Fight Disease Is Probably a Bad Idea
Hint: no one knows for sure what the consequences would be.
London's Subterranean Mosquito Lab
Deep under London's streets, scientists are fighting to defeat one of nature's most prolific killers.
Inside London’s Underground Mosquito Lab
Motherboard visits the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to test out some mosquito repellents.