"As of Monday, at least 1,549 people – including 156 children, from newborns up to those aged 15 – have died of the disease in Bangladesh, which has recorded a total of 301,255 dengue cases this year, according to the government’s Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS).
The record deaths are roughly five times last year’s tally of 281 fatalities – the highest in a single year in Bangladesh’s history – until the outbreak this year. The previous highest number of cases in one year – 1,01,354 – was reported back in 2019."
Last year's tally was 281, and that was the highest number of deaths. And this year, it is 1,549 so far.
Scrolling through to see if this is linked to climate change...and there is it:
“'Now, we see almost monsoon-like consistent rain throughout October and early November. It changes the breeding and lifecycle of the Aedes mosquito populations,' he said, referring to the type of mosquito that carries dengue."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/21/record-dengue-deaths-in-bangladesh-experts-flag-change-in-disease-pattern
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