Category: Dengue
Outbreak News Today Florida state health officials reported four additional cases of locally acquired dengue were in the past week from Broward (2) and Miami-Dade (2) counties. Until 2009, there were no reports of dengue acquired in Florida since 1934. In 2009 -2010, an outbreak of dengue was identified in Key West. A total 22 […]
Aug 8, 2023
Dengue – the Region of the Americas
WHO Since the beginning of 2023, dengue outbreaks of significant magnitude have been recorded in the WHO Region of the Americas, with close to three million suspected and confirmed cases of dengue reported so far this year, surpassing the 2.8 million cases of dengue registered for the entire year of 2022. Of the total number […]
Jul 25, 2023
Bangladesh: Dengue cases eclipse 22,000
Outbreak News Today The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh report an additional 1,589 dengue fever cases and eight deaths today, bringing the total cases and deaths for 2023 to 22,467 and 114, respectively. Of the 1589 cases reported today, 847, or 53 percent were reported in the capital city of Dhaka. […]
Jul 18, 2023
Peru Suffering Worst Dengue Outbreak In Its History, Over 146K Cases
Forbes Peru is suffering a very bad outbreak of something that’s been nicknamed “break-bone fever”—dengue. In fact, it’s been a historically bad outbreak, as in the worst dengue outbreak that the country has ever had. The outbreak has already left over 146,000 people infected and at least 248 dead. It’s also resulted in the resignation […]
Jun 20, 2023
Thailand reports a nearly 500% increase in dengue in 2023
Outbreak News Today In a follow-up on the Thailand dengue fever situation in 2023, the Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control (DDC) reports 19,503 total cases through June 7. This is an increase of 475 percent compared the the 3386 cases reported during the same period in 2022. The epidemic reached its highest level in three […]
Jun 14, 2023
Epidemiological Update – Dengue, chikungunya and Zika – 10 June 2023
PAHO During 2022, several countries in the region registered increases in the number of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya cases compared to those reported in 2021. During the first months of 2023, chikungunya and dengue fever outbreaks of high magnitude were recorded in South America. Before the start of the high season of dengue transmission in […]
Jun 13, 2023
200k cases, 200 dead: Peru Battles Worst Dengue Outbreak In Its History
MSN Peru is battling the worst dengue outbreak in the country’s history with over 200,000 cases being reported so far and more than 200 fatalities recorded so far. The outbreak has been attributed to torrential rains and mosquitoes caused by El Ni o climate phenomenon. A Fox News report quoted a Peru health ministry official […]
Jun 13, 2023
Spontaneous splenic rupture during dengue fever
NIH Dengue fever is one of the most frequent arboviral diseases in the world. Dengue is known to cause myocarditis, hepatitis, and neurological illustrations but one of the established presentations is leakage of plasma resulting in circulatory failure. Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is one of the most infrequent but known outcome of dengue fever […]
May 23, 2023