In a new epidemiological alert, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has reiterated its call to countries in the Americas, including in the Caribbean, to intensify efforts and actions to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main vector that transmits dengue fever.
The call comes in response to a significant increase in the number of reported cases among several countries during the first weeks of 2024.
According to the PAHO alert, the Americas experienced the highest number of recorded dengue cases in 2023, with a total of 4,565,911 cases and 2,340 deaths.
PAHO said this high transmission has persisted in 2024, with 673,267 cases (almost 85 percent in the Southern Cone) and 102 deaths reported as of early February.
In a new epidemiological alert, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reiterated its call to countries in the Americas, including in the Caribbean, to intensify efforts and actions to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main vector that transmits dengue fever.
The call comes in response to a significant increase in the number of reported cases among several countries during the first weeks of 2024.
According to the PAHO alert, the Americas experienced the highest number of recorded dengue cases in 2023, with a total of 4,565,911 cases and 2,340 deaths.
PAHO said this high transmission has persisted in 2024, with 673,267 cases (almost 85 percent in the Southern Cone) and 102 deaths reported as of early February.
