The epidemiology of dengue infection: Harnessing past experience and current knowledge to support implementation of future control strategies

• DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.197259
• Publication Date: 2024-05-28T19:10:14Z
• Authors: AndrewW Taylor-Ro...; Narayan Gyawali; RichardS Bradbury
• Keywords: Preparedness

Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral infection of humans. Although outbreaks disease which are now recognized as clinically consistent with dengue have been reported for centuries, it was not until half a century ago that laboratory identification viruses etiological agent febrile illness achieved. This debilitating and sometimes fatal widely distributed in >125 countries tropical subtropical zones world. Asia, South America Pacific Islands hyper-epidemic regions while currently there less prevalence Europe, North Australia. The estimated global incidence ranges between 200 400 million clinical cases per year. While some areas past epidemics considered to be under control, recent decades witnessed an epidemic rise worldwide. Major factors facilitating expansion include climate change increase urbanization international travel. Concurrently, non-availability efficacious antiviral drug or vaccine lack effective vector control strategies collectively make serious public health concern. Thus, paramount importance analyze history spread gain deeper understanding patterns transmission order anticipate epidemiological trends more accurately, thereby enabling better preparedness future outbreaks.