At least 1,017 die and nearly 209,000 infected, making 2023 the deadliest year since first recorded epidemic in 2000.

More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever this year, official data shows – nearly four times more than in the whole of last year.

At least 1,017 people have died in the first nine months of 2023 and nearly 209,000 have become infected, making it the country’s worst recorded outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease since the first tallied epidemic in 2000. Among the dead are 112 children aged 15 and under, including infants.

  • sir_pronoun@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    9 months ago

    And so far Western governments aren’t doing anything against Dengue breaking out in their own countries due to the climate catastrophe.

    • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      The west is too busy covering their eyes and yelling lalalalalalala! If they do that long enough it might just go away like that COVID hoax.