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Sudan's health ministry reports over 100 deaths from cholera and dengue fever outbreaks since August, with war exacerbating healthcare challenges and leading to 70% of hospitals in war-affected areas becoming non-operational.
2023-10-28

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

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez is confirmed to have dengue fever amid a nationwide pandemic.
2020-01-22

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 Public Attorney's Office filed the criminal charges against former Health Secretary Janette Garin and other executives from Sanofi Pasteur and Zuellig Pharma Corporation, the manufacturer and distributor of dengue vaccine called Dengvaxia.
2018-04-5

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

According to industry sources, the Indian health ministry is considering Sanofi Pasteur's dengue fever vaccine for large-scale clinical trial exemption which would accelerate approval for marketing. India reported a record number of dengue fever cases this year.
2015-12-22

Fiji's Health Department confirms that eleven people have died and over 10,000 people have been infected in an outbreak of the type three strain of dengue fever.
2014-03-12

Authorities in Mumbai investigate the sudden death last weekend of the renowned Bollywood film-maker Yash Chopra, who was earlier thought to have died from dengue fever.
2012-10-23

A top civil service union in Sri Lanka condemns the tying to a tree of an official by a government minister in Colombo, a disagreement related to dengue fever.
2010-08-3