Dengue is a viral disease that is endemic in Bangladesh and other tropical and subtropical regions around the world, infecting 100-400 million people every year across more than 120 countries. Dengue is transmitted through daytime bites of infected female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Dengue viruses belong to one of four serotypes, named DENV1 through DENV4. More than
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icddr,b helps reveal economic and health impacts of a climate-linked disaster on a vulnerable fishing community
Climate change is associated with accelerated global warming, rising sea levels, and increased frequency of natural disasters such as hurricanes and flooding. It is critical to understand the impact of these trends and events on human livelihoods and health as part of ongoing efforts to help affected communities prepare against or adapt to climate change.
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Satellites and cell phones form a cholera early-warning system
A new initiative combines satellite data with ground observations to assess and predict the risk of cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh’s vulnerable populations. By Ali S. Akanda, Sonia Aziz, Antarpreet Jutla, Anwar Huq, Munirul Alam, Gias U. Ahsan, and Rita Colwell. Originally published on Earth & Space Science News Cholera, an acute waterborne diarrheal illness, poses a major
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icddr,b signs MOU with International Centre for Climate Change and Development
icddr,b’s Initiative for Climate Change and Health has teamed up with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) to facilitate collaborative research and interactive learning platform on climate change and relevant health issues. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 23 July 2017, the two centres will work to raise awareness on
