Overall Risk statement
Due to the rise of dengue infections and the unprecedented spread in 2023, this RRA aims to assess the current regional risk, considering the current vector activities (dengue season) by subregion and a more detailed situation at the country levels, including capacities to support the response (e.g., technical, diagnostics, supply).
The worldwide incidence of dengue has increased over the past two decades with dengue becoming a growing public health problem worldwide. From 2000 until 2018, WHO recorded an eight-fold increase in global dengue cases, from 500,000 to 4.2 million reported cases. Cases hit an all-time high in 2019, with 5.2 million cases reported in 129 countries.
Since early 2023 and as of 23 November 2023, the world has faced an upsurge of dengue transmission characterized by the number, size, and concurrence of multiple outbreaks and the spread to areas previously free of dengue. A number of countries have seen unexpected increases in dengue cases, and over 5 million cases and more than 5,000 dengue-related deaths have been reported in 80 countries/territories globally, although this figure is likely an…
