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The global dengue epidemic and a resurgence of Zika loom over Easter travel
Many countries in the Americas and tourist hotspots like Thailand are battling the mosquito-borne diseases
Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue health emergency days before Carnival is due to start
The explosion of dengue cases across Brazil has caused at least four states — Acre, Minas Gerais and Goias, in addition to the Federal District — to declare public health emergencies
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Mosquitoes trapped in amber 130 million years ago show that males also sucked blood
The discovery of the insects has raised more questions about the history of the evolution of hematophagy
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Dr. Kavita Singh: ‘Climate change is altering patterns for dengue fever and other diseases. Before, we didn’t have as many cases, or as many deaths’
On Friday, Spain’s Princess of Asturias Foundation presented an award to an organization that researches treatments for neglected diseases. The group’s director says that combating these diseases will benefit the entire world, not just the countries that currently suffer from them
New malaria vaccine has potential to save thousands of children in Africa
Experts believe it is a major leap forward in the fight against malaria, although it is not a silver bullet to end the disease
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An army of mosquitoes modified to fight dengue fever
EL PAÍS accompanies Doctors Without Borders on a pilot project in Honduras that has released the ‘Aedes aegypti’ variety with Wolbachia bacteria to combat the disease at a time of record cases in America
As temperatures rise, mosquitoes are also on the move. Scientists worry that could mean more malaria
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Researchers have found evidence of the phenomenon from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous, populous regions of eastern Africa
Dengue in Latin America: How it spreads and how to avoid it
From Mexico to Brazil, cases of dengue have increased. Climate-related factors have provoked an epidemic in the region
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Brazil planning to build the world’s largest anti-dengue mosquito macro farm
The goal of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government is to protect 70 million Brazilians from dengue fever by releasing modified insects in urban areas