Dengue treatment advances in animal trials

Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes and affects tens of millions each year, producing brutal symptoms. - Reuters

TOKYO (AFP): A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent and treat the virus has proven effective in initial trials in monkeys, according to new research.

Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes and affects tens of millions each year, producing brutal symptoms that have earned it the moniker "breakbone fever".