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Authorities says that dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, as at least 21 deaths and 600 cases linked to the disease are reported.
2023-12-6

An outbreak of dengue fever infects over 200 people in a rural region of Egypt's Qena Governorate. The patients are said to all have mild to moderate symptoms, which include fatigue and fever.
2023-07-18

The provincial health ministry of Santa Fe, Argentina, asks the public to "not underestimate" the current situation of dengue fever after the province surpasses 10,000 cases and reports its third death from the disease amid a national outbreak.
2023-04-17

Fiji declares an outbreak of dengue fever and leptospirosis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Health minister Ifereimi Waqainabete says that between January and July, 3,300 cases of dengue fever and 1,000 of leptospirosis were reported.
2020-08-19

A national emergency is declared in the Philippines after more than 100,000 people contract dengue fever.
2019-07-17

Researchers from Australia report the success of a plan to use mosquitoes infected with "Wolbachia" bacteria to prevent the spread of dengue fever in an Australian town, stating that they intend to bring the program to other locales.
2018-08-1

The Philippine Department of Health temporarily suspends a school-based dengue vaccination program after Dengvaxia vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur made a statement that its product poses higher risks to people without prior dengue infection.
2017-12-1

Billy Kenoi, the mayor of Hawaii's Big Island, declares a state of emergency to deal with the growing outbreak of dengue fever, which is spread by infected mosquitoes.
2016-02-8

Shells fired by Houthi forces have killed at least 18 people near the southern port city of Aden, meanwhile United Nations officials have warned that a deadly dengue fever outbreak is rapidly gaining pace in the war-torn country.
2015-07-1

An experimental vaccine for dengue fever has been developed in Manila.
2014-07-11