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First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn Sudan

·November 4, 2024·2 min read

In an alert from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, it reported more than 28,000 cases of cholera and 836 deaths in 11 states between 22 July and 28 October. The actual number of people infected with the disease may be higher owing to under-reporting, said OCHA; the UN agency also...

Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO

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·December 23, 2023·2 min read

The warning came as WHO reported more than five million dengue infections and 5,000 deaths from the disease worldwide this year. Briefing journalists at the UN in Geneva, Dr. Diana Rojas Alvarez, WHO Team Lead on Arboviruses, said that the threat required “the maximal attention and response from all levels”...

WHO urges swift action as dengue cases surge in Bangladesh

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·August 12, 2023·3 min read

The outbreak, which escalated rapidly since late June, has seen a total of 69,483 confirmed cases and 327 related deaths between 1 January and 7 August, with a case fatality rate of 0.47 per cent, according to the UN health agency. The cases were reported from all 64 districts in...

Spike in dengue cases due to global warming, warns WHO

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·July 21, 2023·2 min read

“About half of the world’s population is at risk of dengue, and dengue affects approximately 129 countries,” said Dr Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s Head of the Global Programme on control of Neglected Tropical Diseases. “We estimate that about 100 to 400 million cases are reported every year. This is basically an estimate...