Diseases like dengue fever, malaria or Zika are responsible for hundreds of thousands of death every year around the globe. Researchers are now trying to use artificial intelligence to help health officials locate and prevent...

Nepal is witnessing a sharp rise in dengue cases, with 1,221 infections reported recently. Health authorities are on alert as they ramp up preventive measures to curb the outbreak.

Al Jazeera explains how Indonesian scientists are breeding bacteria-infected mosquitos in a bid to slow the spread of Dengue fever.

New Delhi - 3 Oct, 2010

1. Pan from hospital entrance to poster on prevention of dengue
fever
2. Wide of signboard saying 'Govind Ballabh Pant
Hospital'
3. Close of deng
ue fever...

Washington, DC - September 24, 2002

1. Pan over he
aring
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease
Control:
"As of this morning there were 1,965 human cases of...

AP Television

London, r
ecent
1. Various mosquitoes in nets at Imperial Colleg
e, London
2. Various set ups Dr.
Andrea Crisanti
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr...

HEADLINE: Miami health officials confirm dengue fever

CAPTION: Miami-Dade County health officials are reporting the first suspected local case of dengue fever, a potentially serious mosquito-borne illness that had once...

The dengvaxia vaccination is not recommended for people who have no previous infection of dengue fever, the manufacturer of the vaccine said on Monday.

Officials from pharmaceutical company...

Battling deadly bugs in Asia

Southeast Asia, Brazil particularly hard hit as dengue fever prevention funding is redirected to fighting COVID-19.

Kot Addu, Pakistan - November 2, 2010

1. Mid of mother and
baby
2. Mid of hospital
corridor
3. Mid interior of
maternity ward
Baseera,...

WORLD HEALTH REVIEWSOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY /VNR: ELIMINATE DENGUE /VNR: COPYRIGHT LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE (LSHTM) - USE ONLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH LANCET STILLBIRTH RESEARCH JANUARY...

As civil war in Yemen has killed 100,000 people, more have died from starvation and disease, including new outbreak of mosquito-borne virus.

English/Nat

For the first time in 50 years an outbreak of potentially deadly dengue fever has hit West Be
ngal.
The disease - which is spread by mosquitos - has already claimed at least one life and ...

1. Pan of truck fumigating in Old Havana

2. Various of workers fumigating
homes
3. Mid shot, Biotechnology c
onference
4. Close shot, slide explaini
ng dengue virus
5. Set up of Biomedical...

Abingdon, United Kingdom - 22 Nov 2012

1. Medium of cages holding modified aedes aegypti mosqu
itoes
2. Various close-ups of
mosquitoes
3....

Spanish/Nat

El Salvador has declared a state of emergency to combat an epidemic of Dengue F
ever.
Around 6,000 cases of the painful tropical disease have been reported in El Salvador this...

Encarnacion, Paraguay - 17th August, 2008

1. Various tourists visiting Jesuit r
uins
2. Close of tourist's foot with large mosquito bite and mosquito flying thr
ough...

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLISTAP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYSao Paulo, Brazil - 17 April 20151. Car driving in neighbourhood, tape being played warning about dengue fever, UPSOUND (Portuguese) "It's time to pay attention...

After months of preparation, it time for the final manicure for the World Cup pitches across Brazil.

Soon these stadia will be full to bursting as fans from...

Traditional insecticide spraying methods have had no significant impact in slowing dengue, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday.The announcement raises ignificant questions about how officials might stop the spread of...

LEAD IN:

1. Tilt down of Indonesia's national museum building

2. Wide of launch cere
mony
3. Mid of pa
rticipants
4. Indonesian Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyianingsih (first left) sitting ne
xt to...

Portuguese/Nat

Brazil is in the grip of a fever epidemic called dengue (deng'-
gay).
Every ten minutes, a resident in Rio de Janeiro falls sick with the potentially fatal disease...