Health Policy Watch
26/02/2024
By Sophia Samantaroy
Brazil Tries New Vaccine as ‘Exponential’ Rise in Dengue Cases Plagues the Americas
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AndronETalksNews
Health Policy Watch
26/02/2024
By Sophia Samantaroy
In 2023, the Americas saw the highest recorded number of dengue cases of all time, with a total of 4,565,911 cases and 2,340 deaths, said the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a recent call for stepped up efforts to control Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito vector of the dengue virus.
And already in the first six weeks of 2024, dengue cases have outpaced last year’s record, causing over one million cases, said PAHO in a recent epidemiological alert.
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