(NEXSTAR) – Federal health officials warned doctors around the U.S. this week to look out for signs patients may have dengue fever, a virus spread by mosquitoes that’s surging worldwide. Cases in the ...

Frontal view of a tropical disease vector mosquito biting human skin and sucking blood, known carrier of chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever, in Brazil it's commonly known as mosquito da dengue ...

Almost half of the world’s population live in areas with a risk of dengue. More than 3 million cases of dengue fever have been reported in the Americas this year with over 882 in the United States, ...

Roughly 4.7 million people have been infected with dengue fever so far in 2024, an explosion of cases centered in Latin America and the Caribbean that experts warn could grow. “We’re seeing a ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Puerto Rico has declared a dengue fever epidemic following a spike in cases, prompting questions about the mosquito-borne virus. The U.S. territory declared the public health emergency Monday, ...

People living in areas with infected male mosquitoes saw their dengue risk drop 71% ...

The CDC released a health alert last week warning travelers about dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause serious infection. The report said rates of dengue fever in 2025 are already ...

The mosquito-borne disease has been found in a few people who acquired it in Florida and in several others who got it during travels to countries where the disease is more common. According to the ...

Amid the outbreak of dengue fever currently sweeping Jamaica, health experts are warning about the dangers of the mosquito-borne illness. Jamaica’s Ministry of Health & Wellness announced the outbreak ...

This year, nearly 100,000 people in Bangladesh have contracted dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The number of infected patients is ...