Dengue Related Deaths Accelerate in Bangladesh

Over the past three years, the People's Republic of Bangladesh has been confronted with a dengue outbreak, with Dhaka being the hotspot.

According to media sources, July 2023 has become Bangladesh's deadliest month. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed about 156 deaths were reported from dengue disease between January 1 and July 21.

Local health experts fear August and September will be more severe as the weather is more suitable for breeding the disease-spreading Aedes mosquitoes. 

"The number of dengue patients had been increasing alarmingly since January this year giving a signal of dengue pandemic during the rainy season as 566 dengue cases were reported in the first month of the year, which is almost five times higher than that of the same period of past three years," a DGHS official added. 

Dengue is a vaccine-preventable disease, with two vaccines approved in 2023.