High worldwide dengue numbers may not impact Singapore, say experts


There have been more than five million dengue cases worldwide todate in 2024. - ST PHOTO: GIN TAY

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Even as dengue numbers soar worldwide, experts say it remains to be seen how the record figures elsewhere will impact the number of infections in Singapore.

To date, there have been more than five million dengue cases and more than 2,000 dengue-related deaths globally since the beginning of 2024, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

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