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Coast faces more risk of dengue fever thanks to climate change

Dengue is spread by mosquitos that bite people during the day, which explains why women are the most affected. [Courtesy]

The world is warming up and experts fear disease-carrying mosquitoes will survive in their current habitat, thus increasing the burden of diseases like malaria, dengue fever and chikungunya.

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