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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julhas Alam

Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise

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Bangladesh is struggling to deal with higher casualties and infections from dengue this year, with officials warning that the death toll this month could break records.

The government’s Directorate General of Health Services reports the 2023 death toll from the mosquito-born illness has reached 364 in the south Asian country. More than 78,000 people have been infected since January this year, it said.

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