Alarming trends in dengue incidence and mortality in Bangladesh

Ayesha S Mahmud; Joyita Bhattacharjee; Rachel E Baker; Pamela P Martinez

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiad529

Alarming trends in dengue incidence and mortality in Bangladesh

Ayesha S Mahmud, Joyita Bhattacharjee, Rachel E Baker, Pamela P Martinez

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Abstract

Bangladesh is currently experiencing the country’s largest and deadliest dengue outbreak on record. This year’s outbreak has been characterized by an early seasonal surge in cases, rapid geographic spread, and a high fatality rate. The alarming trends in dengue incidence and mortality this year is an urgent wake-up call for public health policymakers and researchers to pay closer attention to dengue dynamics in South Asia, to strengthen the surveillance system and diagnostic capabilities, and to develop tools and methods for guiding strategic resource allocation and control efforts.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	jiad529
Pages (from-to)	4-6
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Journal of infectious diseases
Volume	229
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad529
State	Published - Jan 15 2024

Keywords

dengue
South Asia
outbreak
mortality
vector-borne disease

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General Medicine

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