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   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico's health secretary declared an   
   epidemic on Monday following a spike in dengue cases.   
      
   The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has reported at least 549 cases   
   so far this year, compared with a total of 1,293 cases for all of last   
   year. The majority of cases have been reported in the capital of San Juan.   
      
   More than 340 people have been hospitalized for the mosquito-borne virus,   
   according to the island’s health department.   
      
   Puerto Rico last declared a dengue epidemic in 2012.   
      
   More than 5 million dengue cases were reported worldwide last year, with   
   nearly 80% of them occurring in the Western Hemisphere, according the   
   World Health Organization. The region has reported some 3 million cases so   
   far this year, with health officials noting that higher rainfall along   
   with humidity and heat linked to climate change have contributed to a rise   
   in cases.   
      
   The virus can cause crushing headaches, fever, vomiting, a rash and other   
   symptoms. While most infected people don’t get symptoms, severe cases can   
   lead to plasma leakage and death.   
      
   https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/puerto-rico-declared-   
   epidemic-spike-dengue-cases-108482841   
      
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