FILE PHOTO: A city corporation worker uses a fumigator to control the spread of mosquitoes, as the number of dengue infected patients increases, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 14, 2024. - Reuters
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s dengue outbreak is worsening rapidly with infections and deaths climbing sharply across the country, health experts have said, warning the disease could spiral if urgent and coordinated mosquito control efforts are not launched.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 50,689 dengue cases and 215 deaths have been reported nationwide this year as of October 6.
