PAHO urges Caribbean to prepare for dengue, chikungunya rise
Cases are on the rise in parts of the Americas despite an overall decline in dengue infections compared with 2025.
WASHINGTON, Oct 22, CMC – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is urging Caribbean countries to strengthen disease surveillance and prepare health services for possible increases in dengue and chikungunya, amid renewed transmission in parts of the Americas and the anticipated intensification of the El Niño phenomenon. In an epidemiological update issued on Wednesday, PAHO reported 1.69…