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When Dengue Affects Rich Countries, Will We Take It More Seriously?
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Guest: Dr Dinu Guruge, Consultant for the Global Dengue Programme, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)
For a long time, dengue fever is often diagnosed among populations living in tropical and subtropical climates because that is the environment where the Aedes mosquitoes - the vector of the virus - thrives in. But as climate change causes temperatures the rise, the mosquitoes are now able to live and thrive in more temperate countries, exposing more people to the virus. Will this be the wake-up call that the world needs to better address dengue fever - which has yet to have an effective treatment? Joining me to share her insights and what it would mean for dengue to be seen as a global health threat, is Dr Dinu Guruge, an epidemiologist and consultant for the Global Dengue Program under the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative.
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Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
arbovirus
dengue vaccine
qdenga
the bigger picture
health and living
globalhealththreats
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wolbachia
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When Dengue Affects Rich Countries, Will We Take It More Seriously?
33 mins
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16:00, 24 Apr 2024
Guest: Dr Dinu Guruge, Consultant for the Global Dengue Programme, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)
For a long time, dengue fever is often diagnosed among populations living in tropical and subtropical climates because that is the environment where the Aedes mosquitoes - the vector of the virus - thrives in. But as climate change causes temperatures the rise, the mosquitoes are now able to live and thrive in more temperate countries, exposing more people to the virus. Will this be the wake-up call that the world needs to better address dengue fever - which has yet to have an effective treatment? Joining me to share her insights and what it would mean for dengue to be seen as a global health threat, is Dr Dinu Guruge, an epidemiologist and consultant for the Global Dengue Program under the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative.
Image credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
arbovirus
dengue vaccine
qdenga
the bigger picture
health and living
globalhealththreats
dengue
aedes
wolbachia
dengvaxia
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