An article from CNN :
" The American Embassy in Honduras has issued a warning about classic dengue and hemorrhagic dengue fever, which have killed 21 people in the country this year. Five more deaths are under investigation.
There have been 17,620 cases of classic dengue and 594 of the hemorrhagic type, the embassy said in a warning last week to U.S. citizens living in Honduras or planning travel to the country.
Honduras declared a national emergency last month due to the mosquito-borne virus.
Certain countries in Central and South America as well as the Caribbean are reporting dengue activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a June outbreak notice. In addition to Honduras, dengue has been reported in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Peru and Puerto Rico.
Mexico also has reported a dengue outbreak, with 16 cases over a 15-day period in Guadalajara, the nation's second-largest city.
There were eight cases of hemorrhagic dengue and eight cases of the classic variety, the notisistema.com news website reported last week, citing the National Center for Preventive Programs and Disease Control."
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