Bangladesh dengue cases top 20,000 in 2022

The Bangladesh Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
reported an additional 712 dengue fever cases yesterday, bringing
the country total to 20,235. Since 2000, this is the third time
Bangladesh recorded more than 20,000 dengue cases in a year
(https://twitter.com/bactiman63). The 20,000-plus dengue cases
reported in 2022 thus far is the third most cases reported in a year
since the first cases were reported in 2000 (only 2019, when
Bangladesh reported more than 101,000 cases had more and 2021
eclipsed 20,000).
In addition, the dengue death toll has risen to 67 this year across
the country (https://bit.ly/3yrsrxV). Dengue fever is a painful,
debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four
closely related dengue viruses. It causes severe flu-like illness
and, sometimes causes a potentially lethal complication. The
incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years
globally.