News Minimalist

Worst dengue season in Latin America due to climate

Voice of America - VOA News — March 29, 2024, 04:00 AM UTC

Summary: Latin America and the Caribbean face their worst dengue season due to global warming and El Niño. Over 3.5 million cases and 1,000 deaths have been reported in less than three months in 2024. This surpasses the same period in 2023 by three times. The virus, spread by mosquitoes, affects urban areas. Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina account for 92% of cases and 87% of deaths.

Full article

Article metrics

The article metrics are deprecated.

I'm replacing the original 8-factor scoring system with a new and improved one. It doesn't use the original factors and gives much better significance scores.

Timeline:

[4.7]
Dengue fever cases and deaths double in 2024 (The Business Standard)
114d
Source
[4.0]
Singapore sees spike in dengue cases, fatalities in 2024 (The Star Online)
117d
Source
[5.0]
Singapore experiences surge in dengue cases, launches prevention campaign (Times Now)
117d
Scores Source
[4.6]
Singapore faces dengue surge, launches prevention campaign (The Star Online)
117d
Source
[5.3]
Singapore sees over 5,000 dengue cases in Q1 2024 (The Straits Times)
118d
Scores Source
[4.4]
Dengue epidemic declared in Puerto Rico with rising cases (Times Now)
120d
Source
[5.7]
Dengue cases surge in the Americas, reaching 3.5 million (CTV News)
121d
Scores Source
[6.2]
Dengue cases triple in the Americas, urgent outbreak control (The Straits Times)
121d
Scores Source
[3.8]
Puerto Rico declares dengue epidemic with reduced cases (WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland)
121d
Source
[4.0]
Puerto Rico declares dengue epidemic; global impact highlighted (The Washington Post)
121d
Source
[4.8]
Puerto Rico declares public health emergency due to dengue (Northern Public Radio (WNIJ))
122d
Source
[4.8]
Puerto Rico declares dengue epidemic with 549 cases (Hindustan Times)
122d
Source