As the planet warms, watch out for dengue fever

An Aedes aegypti mosquito sucks blood from a person at a laboratory of the Centre for Parasitological and Vector Studies in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

2024-04-25    

The number of people contracting dengue has risen dramatically. In 2000 about 20,000 people died of it, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). This year at least 40,000 will perish. By contrast, between 2000 and 2022, deaths from malaria declined by 30%, the WHO says.

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