7 dengue deaths, over 5000 infections so far in 2024—NEA

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NEA also announced that the weekly number of reported dengue cases has been over 300 since 2024 began

SINGAPORE: The National Dengue Prevention Campaign 2024 was launched at Bukit Batok by the National Environment Agency on Sunday to urge everyone to fight dengue.

Additionally, there have already been seven deaths from dengue, one more than the six deaths reported in total last year. Mr Baey Yam Keng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment, “urged collective responsibility and action to fight dengue, amidst the ongoing dengue situation,” NEA said in a media statement, where the agency underlined the seriousness of dengue, as it could lead to death.mosquito has also remained high, and the number of the insect’s breeding habitats in January was more than double the number at the same time last year.

In 2023, a dengue outbreak was prevented in Singapore because of stepped-up preventative efforts, including sustained community efforts to remove stagnant water, intensified vector control measures, and more public communications and outreach efforts.

 

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