The CDC says the best way to prevent dengue is by avoiding mosquito bites. A dengue vaccine is approved for use in some children who live in areas where dengue occurs frequently. The vaccine, however, is not approved for use by U.S. travelers who are visiting but not living in an area...
Top in ID: CDC issues alert for dengue infection; influenza vaccine for older adults The CDC issued a health alert in June regarding the increased risk for dengue infection in the U.S., with suspected cases having more than doubled compared with the same time period from the previous year....
is only recommended for children 9 through 16 years old who live in an area where dengue is common. A past dengue virus infection must be confirmed before the vaccine will be given. The vaccine is given as a shot in 3 doses, each 6 months apart. It can be given with other vaccines....
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In the future, vector control should still be pursued as a key measure to prevent transmission, along with anti-viral drug and vaccine research.doi:10.1016/j.glohj.2019.06.002Qinlong JingMing Wang全球健康杂志(英文)CDC.Dengue epidemiology.http://www.cdc.gov/Dengue/epidemiology/index. html#...
There’s no specific medicine to treat dengue, but in the United States there is a dengue vaccine approved for use in children ages 9 to 16 who live in areas where the virus is common, the CDC says. Researchers couldn’t say exactly why childhood obesity might be linked to more severe ...
Last month, the WHO "prequalified" Takeda Pharmaceuticals' dengue vaccine Qdenga, making it eligible for procurement by United Nations agencies such as UNICEF and Pan American Health Organization. Qdenga is approved in the European Union and in Indonesia, Thailand, Argentina and Brazi...
Given those restrictions and other issues, it hasn't been widely used. As of late last month, only about 140 children had been vaccinated in Puerto Rico since shots became available there in 2022, and Sanofi Pasteur has told the CDC it is going to stop making the vaccine. ...
A vaccine for dengue is available and can play a role in reducing severe cases and deaths, Barbosa said, but he warned it is not capable of immediately interrupting outbreaks. An Aedes aegypti mosquito is kept in a container in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 13, 2024. ...
because dengue and Zika virus have related antigens, there is concern that this same phenomenon of ADE may occur with the use of a Zika virus vaccine (when one is developed), which may enhance dengue disease. There is also the question of whether dengue vaccines would enhance Zika virus inf...