More Than 7M Dengue Cases Reported In Americas So Far In 2024, Surpassing All Of Last Year, WHO Says

Reuters (5/30, Santhosh) reports, “Dengue cases have substantially increased in the Americas this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, which indicates the mosquito-borne viral illness remains a high-risk threat to public health.” The organization “said the number of cases in the Americas exceeded 7 million by the end of April, already surpassing the annual high of 4.6 million in 2023.” This compares to “over 7.6 million dengue cases and about 3,000 deaths...reported globally during the same period.”