A mosquito-borne disease is spreading as the planet warms
Dengue fever must be curbed
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Dengue fever must be curbed
Dengue, also known as breakbone fever, is spread through the bites of mosquitoes common throughout much of the United States.
Authorities are rolling out a mass vaccination campaign as the world-famous Carnival nears.
Johnson & Johnson said it is testing a drug to prevent dengue that is the first antiviral to show activity against the virus, which infects millions of people each year and has no treatment.
Four states—Florida, Hawaii, Texas and Arizona—have already documented locally acquired cases of dengue, which is also known as “breakbone fever” on account of the severe pain it causes.