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Region: South America, North America
Country: Argentina, Ecuador, Suriname, Canada, Guatemala, Chile, Dominica
Health Impact: Air-borne and respiratory illnesses, Vector-borne diseases
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Dec 2023: Peru grapples with floods, landslides, hail, heat waves, rising dengue cases due to El Niño, affecting 20 regions. State of Emergency declared, with 100,551 affected, 32 fatalities, and major damage to 42,000 homes, 68 schools, and 129 health centers as of Mar 1 2024.
Since 1st of December of 2023, the impact of heavy rains has caused flooding, landslides, and hailstorms throughout the country, particularly ...
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2019 set a dengue record in the Americas with 3 million cases, only to be surpassed in 2023 with a staggering 4.2 million cases. A disturbing escalation in dengue's spread.
Dengue is the arbovirus with the highest number of cases reported in the Region of the Americas, and outbreaks occurring cyclically every 3 to ...
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The economic cost of dengue in Latin America is high, exceeding US$ 3 billion annually; in some countries, such as Brazil, it may be as high as US$ 1.4 billion annually.
The main economic impact of dengue was due to productivity costs. Average annual cost was more than US$ 3 billion. Direct costs represented ov ...
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