The mosquito-borne disease spiked across the region in the first three months of 2024, with Argentina’s tally reaching 134,202
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Health authorities reported the spike days after the Pan-American Health Organization sounded the alarm over rising case numbers in the Americas
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Most cases were registered in the hot, humid northeast provinces, but it is also spreading in Buenos Aires
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