SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - Getting people to hunker down at home has helped stem the coronavirus pandemic, but in parts of South-east Asia, it's spurred another potentially deadly disease: dengue.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Getting people to hunker down at home has helped stem the coronavirus pandemic, but in parts of South-east Asia, it's spurred another potentially deadly disease: dengue.
Dengue is transmitted by the bite of a female Aedes mosquito. The insect species is widespread in South-east Asia and thrives in sources of stagnant water in and around dwellings. Movement curbs probably worsened the dengue outbreak, said Dr Siti Nadia Tarmizi, the director for vector-borne and zoonotic disease at Indonesia's health ministry. As of Wednesday , the country has recorded some 64,251 dengue cases in 2020, almost 60 per cent more than at the same time last year. Bali, the popular tourist destination, has almost 9,000 infections.
The disease, which can cause a spectrum of illness including fatal shock, is caused by one of four virus types. The challenge is to mobilise the population to do more to combat the spread of dengue and increase surveillance, said Dr Ooi Eng Eong, deputy director for the programme in emerging infectious diseases at Singapore's Duke-NUS Medical School.
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