Possible Drivers of the 2019 Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: The Need for a Robust Community-Level Surveillance System

Ahsan, Atik; Haider, Najmul; Kock, Richard; Benfield, Camilla; Reisen, William

Abstract

Bangladesh experienced its largest dengue virus (DENV) outbreak in 2019, with 101,354 patients admitted to hospital with either laboratory confirmed or clinical diagnosis. By contrast, the cumulative number of dengue patients admitted to hospitals in the previous 19 years (2000-2018) was 50,674 (Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research 2019). Herein, we discuss the potential drivers contributing to the unprecedented 2019 DENV outbreak in Bangladesh.

Citation

Ahsan, A., Haider, N., Kock, R., Benfield, C., & Reisen, W. (2020). Possible Drivers of the 2019 Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: The Need for a Robust Community-Level Surveillance System. Journal of Medical Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa150

• Journal Article Type: Letter
• Acceptance Date: Jun 15, 2020
• Publication Date: Jul 29, 2020
• Deposit Date: Aug 10, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 30, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Medical Entomology
• Print ISSN: 0022-2585
• Publisher: Entomological Society of America
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa150
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1376540
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa150