Dengue fever

Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number from last year.

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As millions of carnival revelers prepare to gather in Brazil’s cultural capital, authorities are rallying to combat an explosion of mosquito-borne dengue fever in the city’s favelas. (Feb. 7) (AP video by Mario Lobao and Lucas Dumphreys)

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Rio de Janeiro declares a dengue health emergency days ahead of Carnival

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Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare

Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali with more than 20 deaths, health director says

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