EPI-WIN digest 12 - Dengue: current epidemiological situation and response

Overview

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the dengue virus and remains a serious global public health threat. Dengue infections are the most common vector-borne viral infections worldwide, particularly impacting tropical and subtropical countries.

In the last 5 years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of cases of dengue. This increase has been particularly pronounced in the Region of the Americas.  

Currently, 90 countries have known active dengue transmission in 2024, not all of which have been captured in formal reporting. As of 30 April 2024, over 7.6 million dengue cases have been reported to WHO in 2024, including 3.4 million confirmed cases, over 16 000 severe cases, and over 3000 deaths.

For further information, please watch the EPI-WIN Webinar 'dengue: current epidemiological situation and response'.

WHO Team
Community Readiness and Resilience (CRR), Country Readiness Strengthening (CRS)
Number of pages
13