Does the prevention and control of dengue fever remain "an uphill battle"?
- Author:
JIN Yan
;
SUN Dingwei
;
LUO Huiming
- Publication Type:Other Types
- Keywords:
Dengue fever;
mosquito-borne diseases;
imported infectious diseases;
prevention and control
- From:
China Tropical Medicine
2024;24(8):893-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Globally, dengue fever is experiencing a gradual expansion in epidemiological scope, with high infection rates and significant adverse impacts on human health. Dengue fever in China remains predominantly an imported disease and/or a local transmission disease from imported cases, and there is no evidence yet that it has become endemic. Changes in vector distribution, climate changes, and population mobility were reported to correlate with dengue fever epidemic. The most key measure for preventing and controlling dengue fever is to cut off transmission route through comprehensive environmental management, control of mosquito vectors, and elimination of mosquito breeding sites. Dengue fever is an environmental and community disease, and the concept of "One Health" should be adopted, requiring government leadership, multi-sectoral cooperation, and mobilization of the whole society, with everyone participating in the elimination of breeding sites. Prevention and control of dengue fever are feasible, but remain "an uphill battle".
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