UM TodayDengue fever – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CBC News: As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-news-as-temperatures-rise-dengue-fever-infections-keep-surging-around-the-world/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-news-as-temperatures-rise-dengue-fever-infections-keep-surging-around-the-world/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:42:40 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=187919 CBC News: As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world]]> The species can survive year-round when temperatures are warm enough, and females lay their eggs in areas of shallow, stagnant water, which can mean spaces as small as household containers, potted plants, or even a bottle cap. 

“Once the mosquito habitat is established, it only takes one or two people to bring the virus into that habitat for the mosquito to [spread it],” said Dr. Amila Heendeniya, a clinical infectious diseases physician at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba.

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