In 2014, Taiwan saw 15,732 cases of dengue fever -- by far the highest in nearly three decades -- with this year shaping up to overtake.
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan is suffering its deadliest ever outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever with a record high of 42 deaths, authorities said Thursday, double the number that died in 2014.
Last year saw 15,732 cases -- by far the highest in nearly three decades -- with this year shaping up to overtake.
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