Community involvement is crucial in helping to control the spread of dengue, like the anti-dengue gotong-royong campaign these residents are participating in at a flat in Bayan Baru, Penang, in this filepic.
Dengue fever is a re-emerging public health problem with two-fifths of the world population being at risk of infection. This infectious illness is the most rapidly spreading vectorborne disease in the world.
It is estimated that there are over 50-100 million cases of dengue worldwide each year, with three billion people living in dengue-endemic countries. Dengue is estimated to cause approximately 20,000 deaths a year globally.
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