As of November 20 of this year, a total of 52,807 laboratory-confirmed dengue cases and 230 associated deaths have been reported in Bangladesh this year, with a case fatality rate of 0.44%. Although dengue is a common endemic disease in Bangladesh, a surge in cases since June 2022 remains unusual. Several studies suggest that this year's high incidence of dengue cases is occurring aga...
Understanding Dengue: A Guide to the Mosquito-Borne Virus Introduction Dengue is an acute arthropod-borne viral infection that places a heavy socioeconomic and disease burden on many tropical and subtropical regions, and is the most frequent arboviral disease globally. Dengue is transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito. Non-vector transmission can also occur, for example,...