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Bangladesh Reports More Than 13,000 Dengue Cases In July

It's the highest number since 2000, when the country first started to keep records of the disease.
Female <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquitoes like this one are responsible for transmitting dengue fever in Bangladesh and other countries. The fever's season is getting longer, experts say.

Bangladesh is grappling with a record-breaking spike in dengue fever, with 1,477 new patients diagnosed just within the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry. Experts say the rise is part of a regional trend, driven by climate change and other factors.

Bangladesh is seeing the highest number of dengue cases since 2000, when the country first started to

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