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Cases of dengue fever topped 5.2 million in 2024 across the Americas this week, and a United Nations health agency is calling it an “emergency situation.”There has been a nearly 50 percent increase in cases from the already staggering 3.5 million cases recorded as of last month.Over 1,800 people have died across the Americas from the mosquito-borne disease, a jump from the approximately 1,000 deaths “reported last month in the year through March.
A municipal health department official inspects a residential building garden for mosquito larva while combating a dengue outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The Southern Hemisphere is watching a wave of dengue cases, with more than 3.5 million cases reported across the region, 83% of which are concentrated in Brazil, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
“The dengue vaccine can play an important role in reducing severe cases of deaths, but it will take time until the effects of the vaccine can be reflected in the decrease in dengue cases,” he said. Dengue has been nicknamed the “bone-breaking disease” because it can cause “joint and muscle pain so severe that it feels as if the bones are breaking,” the outlet noted.
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