Increase in dengue cases reported in 2023

THE nation reported 35,317 cases of dengue fever in 2023, an increase from 32,364 cases reported in 2022.

In 2023, the highest number of dengue cases was reported in Vientiane at 6,277, while 5,583 cases were confirmed in Oudomxay province, and 3,869 cases in Khammuan province, according to a report issued on Friday by the Center of Information and Education for Health under the Ministry of Health.