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Dengue fever is a growing problem: why it’s so hard to beat with vaccines

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par Marielena Vogel Saivish, Research Fellow in Virology (Post-Doc position), The University of Texas Medical Branch

Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, affects millions of people every year across Asia, Africa and Latin America. And it’s expanding geographically as warmer temperatures and urban growth allow mosquito populations to thrive in new regions.

At first glance, dengue seems like an obvious candidate for vaccination. It is caused by a virus. Infection triggers an immune response. Vaccines against similar viruses already…

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