After decades of delays, the first vaccine for dengue fever was introduced seven years ago. But that formula, from Sanofi, was soon found to be suitable only for people who'd previously been infected with the disease, spurring Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. to redouble its work on an alternative. That effort is finally paying off, with its version expected to hit the market in early 2023.
Dengue infections have jumped eightfold over the past two decades, to almost 400 million a year, according to researchers at the University of Oxford. About half the world's population already lives in areas threatened by dengue, and scientists warn that climate change will likely hasten the spread of mosquitoes that carry the virus. Since 2013 the US has seen outbreaks in Florida, Hawaii and Texas. Europe saw local transmission in France and Croatia in 2010, and a 2012 outbreak on Portugal’s Madeira island resulted in more than 2,000 cases.
Although most dengue cases are mild, typically causing flu-like symptoms, some infected people suffer a sudden onset of fever, headache, rashes and muscle pain so severe that the disease is also called “break-bone fever.” A half-million dengue patients a year require hospitalization from complications that can result in shock and internal bleeding. About 20,000 die, primarily children.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 07, 2022 من Bloomberg Businessweek US.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 07, 2022 من Bloomberg Businessweek US.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Instagram's Founders Say It's Time for a New Social App
The rise of AI and the fall of Twitter could create opportunities for upstarts
Running in Circles
A subscription running shoe program aims to fight footwear waste
What I Learned Working at a Hawaiien Mega-Resort
Nine wild secrets from the staff at Turtle Bay, who have to manage everyone from haughty honeymooners to go-go-dancing golfers.
How Noma Will Blossom In Kyoto
The best restaurant in the world just began its second pop-up in Japan. Here's what's cooking
The Last-Mover Problem
A startup called Sennder is trying to bring an extremely tech-resistant industry into the age of apps
Tick Tock, TikTok
The US thinks the Chinese-owned social media app is a major national security risk. TikTok is running out of ways to avoid a ban
Cleaner Clothing Dye, Made From Bacteria
A UK company produces colors with less water than conventional methods and no toxic chemicals
Pumping Heat in Hamburg
The German port city plans to store hot water underground and bring it up to heat homes in the winter
Sustainability: Calamari's Climate Edge
Squid's ability to flourish in warmer waters makes it fitting for a diet for the changing environment
New Money, New Problems
In Naples, an influx of wealthy is displacing out-of-towners lower-income workers