{"id":1187694,"date":"2023-08-23T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grist.org\/?p=616541"},"modified":"2023-08-23T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:30:00","slug":"dengue-fever-cases-surge-as-temperatures-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/08\/23\/dengue-fever-cases-surge-as-temperatures-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Dengue fever cases surge as temperatures rise"},"content":{"rendered":"
This year, nearly 100,000 people<\/a> in Bangladesh have contracted dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The number of infected patients is overwhelming the fragile hospital system there. More than 450 people have died so far, the deadliest dengue outbreak<\/a> in the nation of approximately 170 million since record keeping began in 2000. Sri Lanka, nearby, is also experiencing a sharp spike \u2014 more than 40,000 cases<\/a> of dengue this year alone. <\/p>\n Similar dengue-driven crises are unfolding in other parts of the globe. The Americas are in a \u201cpublic health emergency,\u201d according to the World Health Organization, or WHO: Peru experienced its largest dengue outbreak ever this summer<\/a>; Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina are also reporting alarmingly high numbers of cases<\/a>. <\/p>\n