Record-high dengue infections have cost Costa Rica millions in lost productivity, hospital stays and mitigation efforts. See The Tico Times' interactive map of dengue cases to monitor cases in your canton.
With dengue cases up over 250 percent from 2012, the Health Ministry may start exploring ways to economically motivate Ticos to do more to clean up mosquito breeding grounds.
Mexico and the Caribbean are included in the widespread warning about dengue fever, a mosquito-born virus and leading cause of death in many tropical and subtropical regions.
