Morning Briefing

BBC News reports on a continuing outbreak of dengue fever in Pakistan's Punjab province, where "more than 8,000 cases of dengue fever have been reported ... so far -- 7,000 in Lahore alone -- and the count continues to rise," according to the Punjab health department. According to the news service, "Doctors say more than 30 people have died of the fever so far" in the province, and "[h]ealth officials estimate that more than 7,000 people are being tested daily for the virus -- 300 to 400 test positive each day" (Haq, 9/23).