Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- With dengue outbreaks escalating towards the end of the monsoon season, public health experts have warned of a potentially severe health crisis and urged the government to take stronger, coordinated measures to curb the spread of the disease across Bangladesh.
Specialists expressed concern that the Aedes mosquito, the primary vector of dengue, has now spread across the country, whereas in previous years it was largely confined to city corporation areas. They cautioned that the outbreak may persist - and even intensify - for another two months.
Speaking to The New Nation on Tuesday, public health expert Dr Lenin Chowdhury said: "Government authorities must strengthen their efforts in a coordinated way to contain the dengu...