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Unique Dengue Disease Outbreak Heads North

In Travel Vaccine News by Travel Vaccine

For the first time since 2000, all four types of Dengue virus have been detected simultaneously in the Republic of Costa Rica.
And according to recent data, over 580 Dengue cases have been reported in 2023, a significant increase from 2022.
On May 4, 2023, Costa Rica's Ministry of Health announced the Integrated Vector Control Management Program would carry out various interventions after the confirmation of the four Dengue serotypes in the canton of Sarapaquí.