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Dengue fever: with a record 12.4m cases in 2024 so far, what is driving the world’s largest outbreak?

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Cases reached their highest number on record in 2023 , with 6.5 m reported globally and 2024 looks likely to double that figure.

The rapid spread over recent years is “an alarming trend”, says WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus .

There is no treatment for dengue, with hospital care typically supporting the body while it fights the infection.

A trial of a promising antiviral being developed by Johnson & Johnson was discontinued earlier this month .

Many people in hotspots are using traditional remedies such as papaya tea, often on the advice of medical professionals.

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