Friday 28/March/2025 – 07:32 PM
The heads of the UK Health Security Agency have warned that people should take precautions against diseases that could cause serious health problems, including dengue.
According to the Health and Me, the United Kingdom issued a warning about an aggravating disease between the UK’s returnees of holidays, as the British Health Security Agency reported that the cases have reached its highest level since the start of dengue fever control in 2009.
England warns of the spread of dengue fever
The UK Health Security Agency warned against dengue fever cases, especially in light of the increasing numbers that belong to people returning from traveling abroad in 2024, 904 cases of dengue fever were recorded among travelers returning across East and North Africa, an increase of 631 cases in 2023.
Most cases were linked to travel to southeast and southeastern Asia, but reports also indicated the rise in cases in European countries such as Spain and Italy, and the UK Health Services Authority (UKHSA) reported that as a result of this height, it applies an enhanced monitoring of dengue cases to better understand people infection, and the precautions they take to prevent bites Mosquitoes, to help direct public health interventions in the future.
Dengue fever witnessed a global increase since 2010, as its highest historical levels were recorded in 2019, and in 2023, the World Health Organization reported a global increase in dengue fever and deaths from it after the pandemic.
