Dengue Fever

"Dengue needs to be fought on a daily basis—we must never lower our guard."

MSF is responding to an alarming increase in cases of dengue fever in Honduras.

“This is the first reported epidemic of dengue fever in Cape Verde and it is huge,” said Dr. Iza Ciglenecki, MSF’s emergency coordinator in Cape Verde. “With globalization, dengue fever is appearing in places where it has previously been unknown. It is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease in the world.”

There has been a significant decrease in hospital admissions for dengue at Takeo Provincial Hospital in southeast Cambodia, where MSF is providing support along with the ministry of health. An epidemic of the potentially fatal infectious disease affected 15,000 people in the first half of July alone. The drop in admissions is promising, but staff remain vigilant.