Ana Pasapera, who suffers from dengue, prays beside her bed at La Merced Hospital in Paita, Peru, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Peru declared a health emergency in most of its provinces on Feb. 26 due to a growing number of dengue cases. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A health worker fumigates for mosquitoes inside a home to help mitigate the spread of dengue in the Las Penitas area of Talara, Peru, Friday, March 1, 2024. Peru declared a health emergency in most of its provinces on Feb. 26 due to a growing number of dengue cases. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A lab technician separates pupae and larvae from mosquitoes that carry the dengue-blocking bacteria "wolbachia," bred at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation bio-factory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. The bacteria prevents the development of the dengue virus within mosquitoes and helps reduce the spread of dengue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
A lab technician at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation bio-factory analyzes mosquitoes that were collected from outdoor areas where mosquitoes carrying a dengue-blocking bacteria called "wolbachia" were released, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. The bacteria prevents the development of the dengue virus within mosquitoes and helps reduce the spread of dengue. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
A brigade fumigates to combat dengue amid a surge in cases nationwide in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A water distribution worker fills an empty barrel for resident Santos Suyon in Santa Rosa, Chulucanas, Peru, one of many areas where a health emergency was declared due to rising dengue cases, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Once a week, residents in this area fill barrels with water from a distribution truck and use it for all their water needs. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Federico Ginter, que sufre síntomas de dengue, espera ser atendido en un hospital en medio de un aumento de casos en todo el país, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el martes 26 de marzo de 2024. (AP Foto/Natacha Pisarenko)