Bangladesh has reported the worst dengue outbreak the country has ever seen due to irregular rainfall and high temperatures. More than 1,000 people have died from the disease since the beginning of the year, including 112 children.
In total, the authority has recorded 200,000 cases of dengue fever nationwide since January. According to the local health authority, the number of deaths is higher than in all years combined since the first major outbreak in Bangladesh in 2000.
This year’s violent outbreak has been blamed on irregular rainfall and high temperatures during the annual monsoon season, which would have created ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes.
Dengue fever is a disease common in tropical areas that causes high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain and, in the worst cases, bleeding that can lead to death. Normally, most cases in Bangladesh are reported during the rainy season between July and September. This year, hospitals admitted their first patients during the winter months.
Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in September that the outbreak was putting enormous pressure on Bangladesh’s healthcare system. According to the WHO, mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, but also yellow fever and the Zika virus are spreading faster and further as a result of climate change.
Source: Krone
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