By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews
In an update on the dengue fever outbreak in the Philippines, health officials now report 414,532 cases through November 30. In addition, 1,546 dengue related deaths have been recorded.
These numbers are significantly higher than the 222,849 cases including 1,122 deaths reported during the same period in 2018.
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On Aug. 6, the Philippines declared the country’s outbreak of dengue to be a national epidemic.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection causing a severe flu-like illness and, sometimes causing a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. Approximately, half of the world’s population is at risk and it affects infants, young children and adults. The incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years. Up to 50-100 million infections are now estimated to occur annually in over 100 endemic countries, putting almost half of the world’s population at risk.
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