Dengue Case Surge Prompts U.K. Agency to Warn Travelers
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A surge in dengue fever cases among people returning to the U.K. spurred Public Health England to urge travelers to better protect themselves from insect bites while abroad.
Confirmed and probable dengue cases among those returning to England, Wales and Northern Ireland almost tripled to 141 in the first four months of the year from 51 a year earlier, the government agency said today in an e-mailed statement. In 2012, dengue cases reported to the agency rose 54 percent to 343, Public Health England said.