US alerted to "growing threat" of dengue fever
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) are pouring money into research for diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics to tackle dengue fever, which is being viewed as a growing threat to US citizens. Early diagnosis and treatment of dengue fever are critical to preventing shock and death, the NIAID says, and it sees the expansion of the medical armoury against the virus as a top priority.