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An outbreak of dengue fever was declared in Cairns, located in the tropical north of Queensland, Australia on 1 December 2008. As of 3 March 2009 there were 503 confirmed cases of dengue fever, in a residential population of 152,137.
Queensland 2009 dengue outbreak 2009 Queensland, Australia Dengue fever: 1+ (503 cases) [262] 2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak: 2009–2010 West Africa: Meningitis: 1,100 [263] 2009 swine flu pandemic: 2009–2010 Worldwide Influenza A virus subtype H1N1: Lab confirmed deaths: 18,449 (reported to the WHO) [264]
In Latin America, 2019 was a record-setting dengue fever outbreak, with more than 2.7 million cases and 1206 deaths during the first 10 months of 2019. [25] [26] As of 2023, cases and Deaths of dengue fever reached up to 3 million cases and 1302 deaths.
Reported cases of dengue in the Americas nearly tripled to a record high of over 12.6 million this year, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths, the Pan American Health Organization ...
The CDC issued an alert advising health care providers about an elevated risk of dengue fever infections in the U.S. ... New York and Massachusetts. But the crux of U.S. cases has been recorded in ...
Work by Australian researchers to eliminate the viral disease dengue fever from an entire city -- a first for scientists -- has global implications that could reach into Africa, Asia and South ...
The Pan American Health Organization —the regional office of the World Health Organization in the Americas — said deaths from dengue are also rising. More than 7,700 deaths have been reported in the Caribbean and the Americas so far in 2024, a more than 200% increase, compared to 2,467 deaths in 2023, according to the organization.
An estimated 50–100 million dengue fever infections occur annually. In just the past 50 years, transmission has increased drastically with new cases of the disease (incidence) increasing 30-fold. [55] The number of reported cases has continually increased along with dengue spreading to new areas.