Dengue outbreak – Update

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh reported a total of 69.483 laboratory-confirmed Dengue cases and 327 related deaths, with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 0.47%. Of these, 63% of cases and 62% of the deaths were reported in the month of July 2023. Although Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh, the current Dengue surge is unusual in terms of seasonality and the early sharp increase in comparison to previous years, where the surge started around – late June.