HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health reported a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oahu on Friday, April 11. This brings the total number of cases reported in the ...

A deadly disease is on the rise: dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that already affects millions and is spreading even further due to climate change. Despite its growing threat, dengue is hard to ...

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Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a study in Nature Communications ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study ...

This research comes as many mosquito-borne viruses are spreading rapidly. Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in ...

State officials are warning the public after confirming a new travel-related case of the dengue virus on Maui. According to the Hawai’i Department of Health, this brings the number of dengue ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new test can rapidly determine exposure to Zika virus and all four dengue virus serotypes. Utilizing an enzyme immunoassay similar to ELISA, it distinguishes ...

Children who experience multiple cases of dengue virus develop an army of dengue-fighting T cells, according to a new study led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI).

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

CAMERON COUNTY, Texas — One person is sick with a case of dengue virus that was transmitted in Texas, health officials announced Monday. It's the first locally-acquired case of the virus in ...