DHAKA: Bangladesh could face a sharp increase in dengue infections over the next two months, health experts warned, as wet weather and inadequate mosquito control spur a wider outbreak.
The spread of the disease has accelerated in recent weeks, raising concerns following the nation's deadliest ever outbreak in 2023.
Dengue deaths rose from one at the end of May to 18 by the end of June, while reported infections climbed more than eightfold, from 714 to 5,924, according to health ministry data.
“We expect dengue cases in Dhaka to at least double in July from June levels and increase three to fourfold by August,” said Professor Kabirul Bashar, an entomologist at Jahangirnagar University.
“But the bigger challenge will likely be outside the capital, where several districts are at risk of a much steeper rise in infections.”
