Bangladesh warns of dengue surge as weather aids spread
- DHAKA: Bangladesh could face a sharp increase in dengue infections over the next two months, health experts warned, as wet weather and inadequate mosquito control spur a wider outbreak.
- The spread of the disease has accelerated in recent weeks, raising concerns following the nation's deadliest ever outbreak in 2023.
- Dengue deaths rose from one at the end of May to 18 by the end of June, while reported infections climbed more than eightfold, from 714 to 5,924, according to health ministry data.
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- DHAKA: Bangladesh could face a sharp increase in dengue infections over the next two months, health experts warned, as wet weather and inadequate mosquito control spur a wider outbreak.
- The spread of the disease has accelerated in recent weeks, raising concerns following the nation's deadliest ever outbreak in 2023.
- Dengue deaths rose from one at the end of May to 18 by the end of June, while reported infections climbed more than eightfold, from 714 to 5,924, according to health ministry data.
Sources: CNA