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In end of December 2018, a man who had no recent travel history [110] tested positive for dengue fever in Oman. It is thought the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which had been reportedly seen in some parts of Muscat, is the cause of the outbreak of dengue fever in parts of Oman. The outbreak was easily controlled though, with only 343 suspected cases ...
The earliest descriptions of a dengue outbreak date from 1779; its viral cause and spread were understood by the early 20th century. [15] Already endemic in more than one hundred countries, dengue is spreading from tropical and subtropical regions to the Iberian Peninsula and the southern states of the US, partly attributed to climate change.
In the 2013 dengue outbreak in Singapore, a significant rise in the number of dengue fever cases was reported in Singapore. The outbreak began in January, with the number of infections beginning to surge in April, before eventually reaching a peak of 842 dengue cases in the week of 16–22 June 2013. [ 2 ]
2006 dengue outbreak in India: 2006 India Dengue fever: 50+ [243] 2006 dengue outbreak in Pakistan: 2006 Pakistan Dengue fever: 50+ [244] 2006 Philippines dengue epidemic 2006 Philippines: Dengue fever: 1,000 [245] 2006–2007 East Africa Rift Valley fever outbreak: 2006–2007 East Africa: Rift Valley fever: 394 [246] Mweka Ebola epidemic: 2007
Dengue virus (DENV) is the cause of dengue fever.It is a mosquito-borne, single positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus. [1] [2] Four serotypes of the virus have been found, and a reported fifth has yet to be confirmed, [3] [4] [5] all of which can cause the full spectrum of disease. [1]
2020 dengue outbreak in Singapore; Dengue pandemic in Sri Lanka; 2017 dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka This page was last edited on 30 May 2023, at 17:24 (UTC). Text is ...
In 2017, there was a rise in the number of dengue fever cases reported in the island country of Sri Lanka. The peak of the outbreak occurred during the mid-year monsoon season with more than 40,000 cases reported in July alone, far exceeding historical highs. By the end of the year, the total number of dengue cases had risen to 186,101. [1]
In the 2005 dengue outbreak in Singapore, a significant rise in the number of dengue fever cases was reported in Singapore, becoming the country's worst health crisis since the 2003 SARS epidemic. In October 2005, there were signs that the dengue fever outbreak had peaked, as the number of weekly cases had declined and the outbreak of this ...