Fatal dengue outbreaks strike Rohingya camps, Bangladesh cities

Bangladesh has seen a spike in dengue cases and deaths in less than a month, according to government health figures released on Monday, RFA reported.

The government reported 9,193 cases and 56 deaths since the start of 2023, compared with 2,865 cases and 21 deaths on June 9.  

Health officials in Cox’s Bazar, a southeastern district that hosts about 1 million Rohingya refugees, reported 330 cases in June and 10 more during the first three days of July.

The officials estimated that about 96% of those infected were Rohingya Muslims living in the sprawling and densely populated camps by the border with Myanmar, from which members of the stateless group fled persecution.