EPIDEMICS
Fifth of dengue cases due to climate change: researchers
Paris (AFP) Nov 16, 2024
Climate change is responsible for nearly a fifth of the record number of dengue cases worldwide this year, US researchers said on Saturday, seeking to shine a light on how rising temperatures help spread disease. ... more
Spread of dengue fever in Bangladesh worries medics
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 7, 2024
Bangladesh is struggling to tamp down a surge in dengue cases as climate change turns the disease into a year-round crisis, leaving some paediatric wards packed with children squeezed two to a bed. ... more
Climate shifts and urbanisation drive Nepal dengue surge
Kathmandu (AFP) Nov 1, 2024
Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude Himalayan regions, as climate change and urbanisation nurture fever-bringing mosquitoes in new zones. ... more