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PAHO ta adverti di e situación complica di
dengue na América Latina y Caribe
8 HORA PASA , 15 DI AUGUSTUS 2019 16:08
SECCION: SALUD
PAHO warns of the complex situation of dengue in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Region is experiencing a new epidemic cycle that mostly affects children under the age of
15. PAHO urges communities to eliminate Aedes mosquito breeding grounds, which is the most
effective way of controlling the disease.
Washington, DC, 15 august 2019 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
warns of the complex situation of dengue in Latin America and the Caribbean, a Region that is
currently experiencing a new epidemic cycle of the disease after two years of low incidence.
According to the latest PAHO epidemiological update, published on August 9, during the first 7
months of 2019, more than 2 million people contracted the disease and 723 died. The number
of cases exceeds the total number of cases reported in 2017 and 2018, although so far, it
