Health Ministry Urges Care With Stored Water as Dengue Cases Climb

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 19, 2026 · Originally reported September 18, 2026 by Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Honduras's epidemiology chief urged residents to keep water containers tightly covered to stop mosquitoes from breeding during a water shortage in Tegucigalpa, as the country has logged 11,848 dengue cases and four deaths so far this year.

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