Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
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Usually dengue spikes during the wet season, which is still months away. And some areas are reporting dengue for the first time, officials said.
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Dengue epidemic declared by Puerto Rico amid spike in virus cases
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Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s health secretary declared an epidemic on Monday following a spike in dengue cases. The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has reported at least 549 cases so far this year, compared with a total of 1,293 cases for all of last year.
Puerto Rico’s dengue emergency has no immediate impact on travel but will make it easier for the health department to access funding for detection and prevention.
Dengue cases have jumped in Puerto Rico, prompting the U.S. territory to declare an epidemic. The mosquito-borne virus has been on the rise in the Western Hemisphere, experts say.
This week Puerto Rico declared a health emergency due to an increase of Dengue Fever cases. Health officials are worried because the mosquito-borne illness is showing up unusually early.
Puerto Rico dengue fever cases "have exceeded historical figures," Puerto Rico Health Secretary Carlos Mellado stated, declaring a public health emergency in an effort to curb the rising cases.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil, with 3.5 million cases of the tropical disease reported so far, health officials said Thursday. That tally is three times the number of cases reported at this point last year, said Dr.
A record surge in dengue cases throughout Latin America and the Caribbean this year prompted the head of the Pan American Health Organization to call for collective action to curb the deadly mosquito-borne viral disease.
The Pan American Health Organization warned that dengue is walloping the Americas this year, with a record number of cases. Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic.
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