Bangladesh, July 2 -- As measles continues to spread fear across the country for the past three and a half months, with vaccination drives and other measures failing to curb the outbreak, dengue is now emerging as a fresh threat.

Cases quadrupled in June alone and deaths are rising too, prompting experts to call for targeted, evidence-based mosquito control before the situation worsens further in July.

One more person died of dengue in the last 24 hours, taking this year's death toll to 19, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its daily update on Wednesday.

The patient died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mymensingh. A further 163 people were hospitalised nationwide during the same period.

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