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Singapore says it is facing a dengue "emergency" as it grapples with an outbreak of the seasonal disease that has come unusually early this year.

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The Southeast Asian city-state has already exceeded 11,000 cases -- far beyond the 5,258 it reported throughout 2021 -- and that was before June 1, when its peak dengue season traditionally begins.

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Singapore's dengue 'emergency' is a climate change omen for the world

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The most important vectors of dengue are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

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The most important vectors of dengue are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

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