Half of world’s population at risk of contracting dengue fever, WHO warns ...Egypt

Roughly half of the world’s population is at risk of contracting dengue fever – which is transmitted by mosquitoes – said the World Health Organizations‘ (WHO) Head of the Global Program on control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Raman Velayudhan. Velayudhan explained in a press conference on Friday that about 100 to 400 million people are infected every year with dengue fever. The US reported 2.8 million cases and 1,280 deaths in 2022 from the disease, he said, noting that this increasing trend continues for 2023 where nearly three million cases have already been reported. He added that the spread of cases in South America (Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru) is also a growing concern. In total, Ve

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