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The Foreign Office has issued a health alert following a ‘growing public health concern’ as ‘the world has faced an unexpected rise’ in cases and deaths from a life-threatening virus. The World Health Organisation is advising that approximately four billion people in 130 countries are at risk of dengue – a virus spread by mosquitoes found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, including parts of Europe.
Travel Health Pro, a subdivision of the Foreign Office, has warned that dengue has ‘spread into regions previously thought to be dengue free’. As of April 2024, over five million dengue cases and over 2,000 dengue-related deaths have been reported worldwide since the beginning of 2024.
An increase in dengue cases has been flagged around the world, including in Asia, Central and South America and across the Caribbean. Dengue is not endemic in Europe, says Travel Health Pro.
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But if environmental conditions are favourable in parts of Europe where mosquitoes which can carry dengue live, then travel-related cases may cause the spread of dengue locally. Several European countries have previously reported locally acquired cases of dengue.
In 2023, locally acquired cases were reported in France, Italy and Spain, says the Foreign Office subsidiary.
Dengue is caused by a virus and is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito which mainly feed during daytime hours, says the alert published at the start of May on Travel Health Pro’s website. There are four different types of dengue virus: DENV- 1, DENV- 2, DENV- 3 and DENV- 4.
The majority of people infected with dengue will not have symptoms, says Travel Health Pro.
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