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Singapore’s dengue numbers may swell again. Urgent mitigation efforts are needed now

The 2022 situation in the Republic bears a striking resemblance to the 2020 dengue surge, which offers actionable insights

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Male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the dengue exhibition booth.
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Masagos Zulkifli, launching the National Dengue Prevention Campaign 2019, at Kampung Admiralty Community Plaza, located in the North West District, on Apr 07, 2019. The main launch event will also be attended by Dr. Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) is urging all stakeholders to step up our collective mosquito and dengue prevention efforts, in the run up to the traditional peak dengue season of June to October. These warmer months are when there is usually higher transmission of dengue in Singapore, due to the accelerated development of the Aedes mosquito and shorter incubation period of the dengue virus.
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More than 30,000 cases of dengue have been reported in Singapore in 2022 thus far, a sixfold increase from 2021.

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Chan Kuan Rong

While the world focused on beating back the Covid-19 pandemic over the past two years, another insidious but endemic disease has spread quietly through countries like Singapore.

More than 30,000 cases of dengue have been reported in Singapore in 2022 thus far, a sixfold increase from 2021.

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