World Health Organization warns of dengue fever will become a major threat to the United States and Europe in less than 10 years due to global warming making temperatures warmer Facilitates mosquitoes to spread infection better
On 7 November 2023, foreign news agencies reported The World Health Organization or WHO issues a warning about dengue fever. which is a disease caused by infection with the dengue virus with Aedes mosquitoes being the vehicle that transmits disease It is becoming a big threat in the United States. Europe in less than 10 years, with the southern United States And Europe will face dengue fever before 2030 as global warming makes mosquitoes better able to spread dengue fever.
Sir Jeremy Farrar, chief scientist of the World Health Organization, said that warming global temperatures It will facilitate mosquitoes, which are carriers of dengue fever. Can breed more And the virus spreads faster in many countries. Especially in the United States and recommends that each country prepare to deal with the new epidemic of dengue fever.
An average of 20,000 people die from dengue fever worldwide each year, with the majority occurring in Asia. and South America The death rate from dengue fever is 1 case per 100 patients. Since 2000, the rate of dengue fever cases around the world has increased 8 times, and in the past year there have been reports of cases around the world. up to 4.2 million
While in the United States An average of 1,200 cases of dengue fever are reported each year, with nearly 600 cases being local infections. This has raised concerns that dengue fever is spreading in the United States. After last October California sees first local infection in a decade
The World Health Organization says there is a chance that dengue fever will become endemic in the United States. If mosquito species from Mexico continue to migrate north,
The World Health Organization has issued recommendations for children between the ages of 6-16 to receive the dengue fever vaccine (Qdenga), which is currently approved in many countries.
2023-11-07 13:30:00
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