By Tom Rosenthal
Dengue fever is sweeping across Latin America and the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, which declared a public health emergency on March 25. Public health officials said a record outbreak of dengue fever is expected throughout the region, with cases in the first three months of 2024 already triple the number recorded during the same period last year, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory of 3.2 million people, has reported more