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ASEAN and WHO call for united fight against
dengue
JAKARTA, 15 June 2011—At the launch of
Dengue Day, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) today called on all sectors of society to
unite in the battle against the disease, which has developed into a
formidable threat to health in Asia. More info…
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Regional
Meeting on Dengue and Chikungunya Fever
A regional meeting on Dengue
and Chikungunya Fever was held in Chiang Rai,
Thailand on
7-10 June 2010. The general
objective of the meeting was to strengthen prevention and control of dengue
and chikungunya fever in the SEA Region. Recommendations
[PDF 15 KB] List of
Participants [PDF 28 KB]
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Asia Pacific core
group finalises plan to fight Dengue
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The inaugural South-East Asia Regional Technical
Advisory Group (RTAG) meeting on dengue to provide technical guidance to
the Regional Director of SEARO on the prevention and control of the vector
borne disease was held in Phuket, Thailand
from 17-18 September 2007. Complimentarily between implementation research
and programme management were considered crucial to the success of dengue
prevention and control programmes.
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Dengue – Information
Sheet
Key
Points:
 Caused by a virus.
Transmitted by mosquitoes.
No direct human to human transmission.
All tropical parts of world, both urban and rural.
Year-round transmission, but rainy season
increases mosquito breeding.
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Dengue Breeding Sites
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Situation of Dengue in South-East Asia Region
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News and Events
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The concept for control was based
on eliminating breeding sites....
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Dengue fever is an acute
febrile viral disease characterized by sudden onset, fever of 3-5 days...
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