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Warmer, wetter cyclone weather made Peru's dengue outbreak 10 times larger, study finds
- March 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Diseases historically absent from the United States have been showing up in Florida, Texas, California and other U.S. states in recent years. To understand why, look to Peru. That's where researchers from Stanford and other institutions analyzed the connection between a cyclone and a massive outbreak of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease that can cause fever, rash, and life-threatening symptoms like hemorrhage and shock.
Originally published at Phys.org