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Headline : Dengue Cases Hit Record Levels in North and South America

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This week Puerto Rico declared a health emergency due to an increase of Dengue Fever cases. Health officials are worried because the mosquito-borne illness is showing up unusually early.

This week Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency. The territory has seen a lot more dengue cases than normal. The mosquito-borne disease has hit record levels in North and South America, with more than 3.5 million cases this year so far. NPR's Gabrielle Emanuel has more.

GABRIELLE EMANUEL, BYLINE: Grayson Brown's team has laid 5,000 traps across Puerto Rico to catch the mosquito that spreads dengue.

GRAYSON BROWN: It's completely dependent on people - abandoned pools. Or they're breeding in underground septic tanks and cisterns.

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