World Dengue Day

TAKEDA JOINS ISNTD AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT WORLD DENGUE DAY

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World Dengue Day

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There is a risk of Dengue infection in over 129 countries, but cases are still under reported.1

This World Dengue Day, we're encouraging people to raise awareness of dengue and let the world know that #DengueIsHere, it's on the rise and preventative efforts are needed globally.

Did You Know
  • Asia represents around 70% of the global disease burden2
  • Local transmission was reported for the first time in France and Croatia in 2010 and imported cases were detected in 3 other European countries2
  • Almost half of the World’s population, about 4 billion people, live in areas with a risk of dengue15
  • The largest number of dengue cases ever reported globally was in 20192
  • Dengue has overtaken malaria as the leading cause of febrile illness in those travelling to SE-Asia16
  • Between 2010 and 2011, more than 20 cases of dengue fever in Europe have been reported. The largest included 11 cases in Italy in 202017
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What is World Dengue Day?

World Dengue Day was proposed by the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD), Asian Dengue Voice and Action (ADVA) Group and dengue scientists around the world. The aim is to acknowledge the global burden of dengue and drive efforts to help make dengue a preventable disease.3,4

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4 reasonsto show your support

for World Dengue Day

Your participation is important to support dengue prevention2,11

Communities can have an impact by helping destroy any local mosquito breeding sites and driving awareness.

A global effort is needed to fight the global threat of disease12

World Malaria Day has helped cut annual malaria deaths in half since the year 2000.

Dengue has spread to more than 120 countries and counting...1

As reported by the WHO, dengue is spreading to new areas including Europe and explosive outbreaks are occurring.2

Your support for World Dengue Day will also add weight to United Nations sustainability targets and the fight against climate change13,14

World Dengue Day could be the start of a greater global movement to tackle dengue fever.

World Dengue Day Support Around the World5

See why people around the world are using their voice to back World Dengue Day.

  • "I believe that the establishment of a World Dengue Day could be a first step towards the creation of International plans to control the disease." 6

    Dr. A. Mosca (Medical Entomologist, Italy)

  • "For those in dengue areas, sharing more information about avoiding mosquito bites especially among school children, for example through radio, TV or even school itself, will be very beneficial in avoiding as many infections
 as possible." 6

    F. Weston (Parent, London)

  • "For my experience, education and sensitisation yield the best results in disease control - a global campaign is an important step in disease awareness and control." 

    Dr Kenneth Arkoh Amoquandoh (Disease Control Officer, Ghana Health Services)

  • "Dengue is responsible for thousands of deaths each year, but resources for research, treatment, and prevention are still insufficient. It is necessary for people around the world to know the importance of dengue for this scenario to change." 8

    Dr. Raphael Ximenes (Postdoctoral Fellow, University Health Network, Canada)

  • "The priority at global level would encourage regions to prioritize it, hopefully lifting it out of its Neglected Tropical Diseases status, creating
 more avenues for dengue related research and coming up with internationally accepted public health interventions." 9

    Sana Saleem (Ministry of Health Maldives)

  • "I believe that a World Dengue Day will allow the populations of endemic regions and decision makers to be aware of the public health importance of Dengue." 10

    Lassane Koala (Medical Entomologist at IRSS, Burkina Faso) 

  • "Dengue is still and always will be a severe health problem in Indonesia. It causes thousands of deaths every year as well as millions of dollars lost for medical treatment. I myself was once hospitalized for dengue, and it was a terrible experience. I don’t want this misfortune to happen to other people." 10

    Hadian Sasmita (National Nuclear Energy Agency, Indonesia)

  • "World Dengue Day is one of the best ways to sensitize people about this disease and bring decision makers to take action." 10

    Zoumana Isaac Traore (World Health Organisation, Mauritania) 

  • "In my opinion, the message of preventing Dengue is brought around the World, not only in developing countries, but also in the developed one." 10

    Nguyen Thao (Institut Pasteur, Vietnam)

  • "The increased focus on dengue provided by a World Dengue Day would have many varied and positive effects." 7

    Pr. Eliningaya J. Kweka (Tropical Pesticides Research Institute in Arusha, Tanzania) 
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References
  1. World Health Organization. Vector Borne Diseases. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/vector-borne-diseases. Accessed May 2023.
  2. World Health Organization. Dengue and severe dengue. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-deng…. Accessed May 2023.
  3. Lam SK, et al. Lancet. 2012;379(9814):411-412. Available at: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)6192…. Accessed April 2023.
  4. Srisawat N, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022;16(8):e0010586. Available at: https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/metrics?id=10.1371/journal.p…. Accessed April 2023.
  5. The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Dengue Voices. Available at: https://www.isntd.org/dengue-voices. Accessed May 2023.
  6. The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. They signed the World Dengue Day Petition: find out why. Available at: https://www.isntd.org/single-post/2019/10/31/they-signed-the-world-deng…. Accessed May 2023
  7. The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. They signed the World Dengue Day Petition: find out why. Available at: https://www.isntd.org/single-post/2019/08/30/they-signed-the-world-deng…. Accessed May 2023
  8. The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. They signed the World Dengue Day Petition: find out why. Available at: https://www.isntd.org/single-post/2019/06/26/they-signed-the-world-deng…. Accessed May 2023
  9. The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. They signed the World Dengue Day Petition: find out why. Available at: https://www.isntd.org/single-post/2019/03/07/they-signed-the-world-deng…. Accessed May 2023
  10. The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. They signed the World Dengue Day Petition: find out why. Available at: https://www.isntd.org/single-post/2019/02/06/they-signed-the-world-deng…. Accessed May 2023
  11. Zahir A, et al. A. Int J MCH AIDS. 2016;5(1):39-45. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5187638/. Accessed May 2023.
  12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. World Malaria Day. Available at : https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/infographics/malaria-parasitic-disease…. Accessed May 2023.
  13. The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Dengue Voices. Available at: https://www.isntd.org/world-dengue-day-open-letter. Accessed May 2023.
  14. United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022. Available at: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/. Accessed May 2023.
  15. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Areas with Risk of Dengue. 2021 Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/areaswithrisk/index.html Accessed May 2023 
  16. Halstead et al. 2019. Severe Dengue in Travelers. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31423536/ Accessed May 2023 
  17. Gossner CM, et al. 2022. Dengue Virus Among European Travelers, 2019 to 2019. Available at: https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.2… Accessed May 2023