The number of dengue cases worldwide has been increasing over the past five years, with a particularly alarming situation in the Americas this year.
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The World Health Organization (WHO), on December 23, 2023, raised the alarm on the global increase in Dengue infections, where it said more than five million infections and 5,000 deaths from the disease worldwide were recorded in 2023. The UN agency described it as a potentially high public health threat.
There has been a ten-fold increase in dengue cases between the years 2000 and 2019, according to an analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO). The reported cases have gone up from 500,000 to 5.2 million during this period, the WHO said. The actual number of cases would be higher as the infection is asymptomatic in most cases and it is not a notifiable disease in many countries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm on the increase in dengue infections recorded in 2023 globally, which represents a potentially high public health threat.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced the outbreak of dengue fever in three LGAs of Sokoto state
The Sokoto State Government has issued preventive measures to address the rising concerns about the resurgence of Dengue fever in the state.
Scientists have said that Dengue fever cases have been cut by 77% in a “groundbreaking” trial that manipulates the mosquitoes…