MORE than four million dengue cases have been reported throughout the Carribean and Americas for this year. The soaring cases of dengue fever came at a time when Latin America faces an onslaught of bird flu deaths.
Experts link the alarming rise in infections to rising temperatures and more people moving to live in cities.
The world health organization warned that dengue fever will become a major threat in some parts of the world this year.
The record-breaking number of cases was the highest seen in the past four decades.
Officials from the Bahamas to Brazil warned there are new infections recorded everyday while clinics are getting crowded with patients.
There were 2,000 deaths reported from the Bahamas to Brazil alone.
Local officials warned that the rising temperatures are extending the habitat of the mosquitos and help the virus develop faster inside their bodies.
As Carribean and Americas suffer from rising dengue cases, Latin America is dealing with bird flu outbreak killing not only birds and poultry but even mammals.
