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Government analysts here have been busy collecting and monitoring the impact of the disease across the country since cases were first
reported last April.In 2023, the total reported cases of dengue numbered 321,179, with 1,705 deaths recorded, a massive jump from the year
before, when 62,000 people were known to have had the virus, and 281 died
According to Save the Children, the majority of these deaths were of children under the age of 10, with 38 deaths among those under
health research centre in Dhaka.The high death toll has continued into the new year
As of Wednesday, the outbreak had affected 756 people so far this month, resulting in 10 deaths, compared with 424 cases and three deaths
Councils in the capital have threatened building owners with fines and construction sites with closure if they leave pools of waterHowever,
the official figures may not give a true indication of the scale of the outbreak
world, with 70% of them occurring in Asia
Half a million cases were reported in 2000, compared with 4.2 million in 2022: nearly an eight-fold increase.The increasing frequency of
extreme weather events is fuelling the spread of the disease into new locations and extending dengue seasons in countries where the disease
is already present.In Bangladesh, unusually high rainfall, combined with hotter temperatures and high humidity, has resulted in an increased
mosquito population throughout the country
north-east Dhaka, Masuma Begum watches over her nine-month-old daughter Sohana, who has contracted dengue and lies asleep beneath a fan
regular outbreaks of dengue over the past two decades
June-October monsoon), but the disease has also spread beyond its previous concentration in Dhaka and Chattogram (or Chittagong, as it is
Covid-19 patients to manage the dengue epidemic, and increased the supply of intravenous saline and other medication across the country.For
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in fullscreenSumon Miah is helped by his wife, Kolpona, at their home in Teskony Para Colony, Dhaka
Dengue is hitting the poorest Bangladeshis hard: Miah was fired after being unable to work for 10 days when he came down with dengue
Then she lost her jobSumon Miah, 28, has spent most of the past few weeks recovering beneath a flimsy mosquito net
After contracting dengue, he was unable to work and was fired from his job on a construction site
worseMohamad IsmamMiah probably contracted the virus at work
Pools of stagnant water often found at construction sites serve as prime breeding grounds for the Aedes genus of mosquitoes, the primary
proliferate on their premises
The local government minister warned that construction work would be halted if dengue larvae were found on a building site for a third
time.The challenges are likely to persist this year
level.He added that no vaccine had yet been found to be effective for all four variants of the dengue virus, so controlling how the virus
nationwide is crucial, while exploring innovative approaches, such as releasing Wolbachia-infected Aedes mosquitoes, should also be
He is mourning his aunt, who died from dengue
the lack of management of the situation
This article first appeared/also appeared in theguardian.com
