Experts said the dengue situation worsened in many South Asian countries due to global warming and that temperature ranging between 27 and 32 degrees Celsius was ideal for Aedes mosquitoes. | dailystarnews asianewsnetwork AsiaNewsNetwork
A study, published in US-based Public Library of Science in May, said global warming places up to 1 billion people worldwide at risk of exposure to disease-carrying mosquitoes over the next 50 years.
Md Mahfuzul Hoque, professor at Dhaka University’s microbiology department said, “Usually, dengue situation does not remain so acute during this time of the year. However, the risk increases when the temperature rises and weather becomes unpredictable.” More specifically, 295 dengue cases were reported in June last year. This year, the number rose to almost five times to 1,753 for the month. For July last year, the number was 946, whereas a total of 7,513 dengue cases have already been reported until yesterday during this month.
According to World Health Organization, over 2.5 billion people — over 40 percent of the world’s population — are now at risk from dengue.
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