BUENOS AIRES, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Argentina has logged more than 508,000 cases of dengue so far this year, 3.29 times higher than the same period last year, with most cases seen in the country's central region, the Health Ministry reported Sunday.
In the first 23 weeks of the year, 508,867 cases of dengue were reported, accounting for 96.7 percent of the 526,030 total cases registered since the dengue season began in week 31 of 2023, according to the ministry's latest National Epidemiological Bulletin.
The central region registered the highest number of cases, representing 61.6 percent of the total, followed by the northwest region at 23.1 percent and the northeast region at 13.1 percent.
Dengue is spreading in 19 of the 24 districts of the South American country and has caused a total of 366 deaths this season, among which 355 were registered in 2024.
The ministry has announced a "focused" vaccination campaign against dengue that primarily targets people aged 15 to 39. ■
