Dengue Outbreaks In Americas An “Emergency Situation,” PAHO Chief Says

Reuters (4/18, O’Boyle) reports, “Dengue cases have created an ‘emergency situation’ in the Americas, although cases in hotspots Argentina and Brazil appear to have stabilized, the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Thursday.” The agency “has confirmed more than 5.2 million cases of dengue across the Americas this year, an over 48% jump from the 3.5 million cases the group reported late last month.” Over “1,800 people have died from the mosquito-borne viral illness, up from over 1,000 deaths reported last month in the year through March.”