Dengue Disease Burden
Appropriate medical management can reduce severe dengue mortality from about 20% untreated to below 1%. Global dengue incidence has increased more than eightfold over the past two decades. Dengue fever is described as the fastest-growing m…
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Appropriate medical management can reduce severe dengue mortality from about 20% untreated to below 1%. Global dengue incidence has increased more than eightfold over the past two decades. Dengue fever is described as the fastest-growing mosquito-borne viral disease worldwide. Rapid urbanisation, climate change, and globalisation are presented as major drivers of dengue expansion. Asia accounts for approximately 70% of global dengue cases.