The recent outbreak of dengue in Bangladesh is a public and global threat to the international communities; what should we do to mitigate it?

Abstract

Dengue fever, formerly known as tropical influenza or red fever, is a viral infection transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes of the species Aedes Aegypti. (1) This mosquito-borne illness is widely spread in tropical regions including Bangladesh over the years, making it a public and global health concern that requires urgent attention for all. (2) The rapid global spread of dengue has been shown to be associated with increased human mobility through travel by air [3]. More than 70% of the global dengue burden falls in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific region [4]. The incidence of overall global dengue virus infection has also increased rapidly in the last 20 years; 505,430 cases were reported in the year 2000, whereas over 2,400,138 and 3,312,040 cases have been reported in the year 2010 and 2015, respectively [5]. Sadly, another outbreak of dengue fever was reported in Bangladesh in the year 2022, which we believed it is a public and global threat to the international communities that needs an urgent attention. This current study thus aimed to identify these threats and proffer possible solutions to mitigate them.