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Venezuelan Health Minister, Eugenia Sader stated that the dengue epidemic covers almost half the world and the spike in the disease is owing to climate change. Speaking on State VTV channel, the Minister confirmed a 88% increase of dengue in the Americas. In Venezuela, she admitted, the increase in dengue cases is 69% as of May but Venezuela has the lowest death rate from the disease in the region, standing at 0.7%. The population has an important role to play in eliminating the threat of dengue transmitted by the the white-legged mosquito. People, she urged, must eliminate stagnant pools of water left in tins or in old tires and start using mosquito nets.

Sader said the effect of climate on spreading the disease is clear in Venezuela because Andean States have started reporting cases of dengue for the first time.