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Argentina is experiencing a major dengue outbreak and is on

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track to break previous records. According to government data

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, there have been over 120,000 cases so far during

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the 2023 2024 season in Argentina, more than 103,000

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of them were recorded in the 1st 10 weeks of

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this year. Data show in comparison, there were

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roughly 8300 cases in the same time period last year

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, which ended up being the worst season on record

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. Here is Marianna Manteca, Director of the M

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Brown Institute. We are going through the biggest outbreak

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of Dengue in Argentina. What does the biggest outbreak

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mean? There are 200% more cases than during the

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same season. Last year, most Dengue cases usually

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appear during the southern hemisphere's late summer months or up

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until about May. We will also have this throughout

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April. We still have to finish March and at

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least 15 days of May. So we will surpass

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the 130,000 cases which will make this year a record

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year said infectious disease specialist, Eduardo Lopez Dengue can

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be fatal and so far dozens of people have died

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this season. Symptoms include high fever, headache,

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vomiting and skin rash, as well as severe muscle

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and joint pain. It's tough. You feel a

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lot of fatigue. The situation in Argentina reflects broader

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worry across South America where warmer and wetter weather has

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led to a surge cases. Neighboring Brazil is also

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battling a rise. Last month, the Pan American

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Health Organization issued a warning on increased cases across the

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region after last year marked the highest number of cases

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in decades.