Dengue cases top 5.2 million in the Americas as outbreak passes yearly record, PAHO says
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The number of dengue cases reported in the Americas this year has topped 5.2 million, a new yearly record for the region that quickly surpassed the previous record set in 2023, a spokesperson for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) told CNN on Thursday.
Dengue cases are surging in the Americas, with cases reported topping 5.2 million as of this week, surpassing a yearly record set in 2023, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). PAHO spokesperson Ashley Baldwin told CNN Thursday that 5,214,480 cases of dengue have been reported in the Americas as of Wednesday. In all of 2023, the total number of cases reported in the region was 4,572,765. “We are in an emergency situation because of dengue,” PAHO Director Jarbas Barbosa said in a news briefing Thursday. Countries in the southern hemisphere have been the hardest hit so far, with Brazil accounting for a majority of the cases. In February, Rio de Janeiro declared a state of public health emergency amid a spike in cases. In Peru, 20 of the country’s 25 region are under a health alert due to the epidemic, which has surged to more than 134,000 cases, the government said this week. The situation appears to have stabilized in recent weeks in some South American hotspots, but PAHO warned that other countries in the region, including those in the northern hemisphere, must prepare for the arrival of spring and warmer temperatures.
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