August 16, 2019

There have been over 9,700 cases of dengue reported since the start of 2019, five times more than the number seen this time last year and more than double the total cases for all of 2017. This increase is across Southeast Asia, with several neighbouring countries also reporting a sharp rise in dengue infections this year. Assistant Professor Vincent Pang, Director, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER), and Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, Senior Consultant, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, explain the different drivers in dengue epidemics. Firstly,Read more