The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries ...

This continued transmission indicates persistent mosquito activity and viral circulation within the territory. The World Health Organization reports that dengue cases have increased significantly ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel advisory for Mexico and 19 other countries due to a ...

The agency released a Health Alert Network advisory on March 18 noting that dengue activity and transmission "remain high" in some parts of the U.S. and globally, including the U.S. territories of ...

the primary mosquito species responsible for dengue transmission, thrive in warmer conditions. Higher temperatures accelerate the life cycle of these mosquitoes, leading to increased reproduction ...

Those mosquitoes become infected from the blood of their hosts and the cycle continues ... take the following steps to prevent local transmission of dengue: Wear EPA-registered mosquito repellent ...

The dengue virus is spread through a human-to-mosquito-to-human cycle of transmission (Figure 2). Typically, four days after being bit by an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito, a person will develop ...