Dengue Fever Is on Rise in Mali With More Than 20 Deaths, Health Director Says

Dengue Fever Is on Rise in Mali With More Than 20 Deaths, Health Director Says
A Culex tarsalis mosquito is shown at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District in Salt Lake City on Aug. 28, 2023. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BAMAKO, Mali—Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence.

The director general of health and public hygiene, Dr. Cheick Amadou Tidiane Traore, told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that his department had counted 21 deaths and 600 cases of the disease as of Monday.