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Sep 21, 2023 · Dengue outbreaks are occurring in many countries of the world in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Anyone who lives in or travels to an area with risk of dengue is at risk for infection. More detailed maps about dengue risk by region are available in the CDC Yellow Book. For up-to-date information on areas ...
Oct 5, 2022 · You can't get dengue fever from being around an infected person. Instead, dengue fever is spread through mosquito bites. The two types of mosquitoes that most often spread the dengue viruses are common both in and around human lodgings. When a mosquito bites a person infected with a dengue virus, the virus enters the mosquito.
Jul 11, 2023 · MANILA — The Philippines recorded 72,333 dengue cases in the first half of this year, according to the Department of Health. The figure logged from Jan. 1 to June 17 was 14 percent higher compared to 63,526 infections recorded in the same period last year, the agency added. State weather bureau PAGASA declared last week the onset of El Niño.
Jul 11, 2022 · Teresa Montemayor. MANILA – The country has logged 64,797 dengue cases for the first six months of the year, with Central Luzon recording the most number of infections, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. In a Viber message to reporters, the DOH noted that the number, recorded from January 1 to June 25, 2022, is 90 percent higher ...
Oct 24, 2018 · The transmission of dengue viruses is influenced by population growth, urbanization, inadequate public health infrastructure, poor solid waste management, environmental risk factors and inconsistent preventive practices, among others. Dengue virus (DENV) has four different serotypes and thus a person can be infected more than once [Citation 44].
Aug 7, 2019 · An outbreak of dengue fever in the Philippines has been declared a national epidemic after causing hundreds of deaths this year in the wake of a government ban on the vaccine. The country has ...
Sep 7, 2023 · From January 1 to December 17, 2022, recorded dengue cases in the Philippines reached approximately 221 thousand.