Severe dengue outbreak in Philippines has killed nearly 500 people this year

Manila (Philippines), Jul 24 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Francis Malasig). The Philippines has issued a national alert due to a severe outbreak of dengue fever, a mosquito-transmitted tropical disease that has led to 115,000 infections and nearly 500 deaths, most of them children, in the aftermath of a recent controversy surrounding the adverse effects of a vaccine that combats the virus.
 
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