write a title which is good for an website to rank high in google searches about this content Dengue fever is one of the most common tropical diseases worldwide and has created a public health crisis in the Americas. Tens of millions of people around the world are infected with the tropical disease transmitted by diurnal mosquitoes, which can lead to severe courses and even death, especially after repeated infections. In Honduras, "Doctors Without Borders" (MSF) is looking for alternative treatm
2023-08-29 03:01:08 Dengue fever is one of the most common tropical diseases worldwide and has created a public health crisis in the Americas. Tens of millions of people around the world are infected with the tropical disease transmitted by diurnal mosquitoes, which can lead to severe courses and even death, especially after repeated infections. In ... Read more Dengue fever is one of the most common tropical diseases worldwide and has created a public health crisis in the Americas. Tens of millions of people around the world are infected with the tropical disease transmitted by diurnal mosquitoes, which can lead to severe courses and even death, especially after repeated infections. In Honduras, "Doctors Without Borders" is looking for alternative treatments with local partners, while the Honduran Ministry of Health, the NGO World Mosquito Program and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras are implementing new health strategies together with the population. The project affects 50 neighborhoods in the El Manchén district of Tegucigalpa, where mosquito-borne diseases are among the most prevalent. The mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia are released weekly for a period of six months and will be tested regularly for three years. In 2024, additional vector control activities will be implemented in two more areas of the capital to curb transmission within the home.
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write a title which is good for an website to rank high in google searches about this content Dengue fever is one of the most common tropical diseases worldwide and has created a public health crisis in the Americas. Tens of millions of people around the world are infected with the tropical disease transmitted by diurnal mosquitoes, which can lead to severe courses and even death, especially after repeated infections. In Honduras, “Doctors Without Borders” (MSF) is looking for alternative treatments with local partners. Honduras is experiencing increasingly serious disease outbreaks, with over 10,000 cases reported annually. “Alert levels are reaching alarming levels. In addition, current prevention methods do not provide adequate protection against dengue,” said Edgard Boquin, MSF project coordinator in Honduras. Due to its rapid spread, the virus poses a serious public health threat worldwide, according to MSF: The disease is 30 times more common today than 50 years ago. In the coming decades, the number of people who could contract the virus is likely to increase by another billion due to climate change. “Doctors Without Borders”, the Honduran Ministry of Health, the NGO World Mosquito Program and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras are implementing new health strategies together with the population. One of the problems is the treatment. Among other things, the use of outdated techniques to control disease vectors has made mosquitoes resistant to current prevention methods and insect repellents. The new tool consists of releasing even more Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, but these are infected with the naturally occurring bacterium Wolbachia. This bacterium inhibits mosquitoes’ ability to transmit arboviruses. “When mosquitoes are infested with Wolbachia, the bacterium competes with viruses such as dengue, making it more difficult for them to reproduce in the host. This reduces the likelihood that these mosquitoes will transmit viruses from person to person. In areas in where Wolbachia is present in the local mosquito population, dengue is being pushed back,” explained Claire Dorion, an expert at Doctors Without Borders. According to MSF, the method of the NGO World Mosquito Program is safe for humans and the environment and has already been used in over a dozen countries with a total population of ten million people. It has been shown that virus transmission is significantly lower in areas with high Wolbachia occurrences. The project affects 50 neighborhoods in the El Manchén district of Tegucigalpa, where mosquito-borne diseases are among the most prevalent. Before the project was launched, more than 10,000 people were polled, with 97 percent of those polled supporting the project plans, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. Many of them are therefore actively involved in releasing the mosquitoes. The mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia are released weekly for a period of six months. For three years, the mosquito population will be tested regularly to determine the percentage of mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia. In 2024, additional vector control activities will be implemented in two more areas of the capital to curb transmission within the home. “The ultimate goal is to reduce the mortality and morbidity rates associated with dengue and other arboviruses. In the longer term, we hope that the methods will provide sustainable solutions to stop these diseases,” said Boquin.
Dengue fever is one of the most common tropical diseases worldwide and has created a public health crisis in the Americas. Tens of millions of people around the world are infected with the tropical disease transmitted by diurnal mosquitoes, which can lead to severe courses and even death, especially after repeated infections. In Honduras, “Doctors Without Borders” (MSF) is looking for alternative treatments with local partners. Honduras is experiencing increasingly serious disease outbreaks, with over 10,000 cases reported annually. “Alert levels are reaching alarming levels. In addition, current prevention methods do not provide adequate protection against dengue,” said Edgard Boquin, MSF project coordinator in Honduras. Due to its rapid spread, the virus poses a serious public health threat worldwide, according to MSF: The disease is 30 times more common today than 50 years ago. In the coming decades, the number of people who could contract the virus is likely to increase by another billion due to climate change. “Doctors Without Borders”, the Honduran Ministry of Health, the NGO World Mosquito Program and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras are implementing new health strategies together with the population. One of the problems is the treatment. Among other things, the use of outdated techniques to control disease vectors has made mosquitoes resistant to current prevention methods and insect repellents. The new tool consists of releasing even more Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, but these are infected with the naturally occurring bacterium Wolbachia. This bacterium inhibits mosquitoes’ ability to transmit arboviruses. “When mosquitoes are infested with Wolbachia, the bacterium competes with viruses such as dengue, making it more difficult for them to reproduce in the host. This reduces the likelihood that these mosquitoes will transmit viruses from person to person. In areas in where Wolbachia is present in the local mosquito population, dengue is being pushed back,” explained Claire Dorion, an expert at Doctors Without Borders. According to MSF, the method of the NGO World Mosquito Program is safe for humans and the environment and has already been used in over a dozen countries with a total population of ten million people. It has been shown that virus transmission is significantly lower in areas with high Wolbachia occurrences. The project affects 50 neighborhoods in the El Manchén district of Tegucigalpa, where mosquito-borne diseases are among the most prevalent. Before the project was launched, more than 10,000 people were polled, with 97 percent of those polled supporting the project plans, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. Many of them are therefore actively involved in releasing the mosquitoes. The mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia are released weekly for a period of six months. For three years, the mosquito population will be tested regularly to determine the percentage of mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia. In 2024, additional vector control activities will be implemented in two more areas of the capital to curb transmission within the home. “The ultimate goal is to reduce the mortality and morbidity rates associated with dengue and other arboviruses. In the longer term, we hope that the methods will provide sustainable solutions to stop these diseases,” said Boquin.
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