2005 Dengue Outbreak in Singapore - in Other Countries

In Other Countries

2007 dengue outbreak
Country Cases Deaths Sources
Cambodia 20,000 38 Sep.
Costa Rica 19,000 1 7 Sep.
India, (West Bengal) 90,000 1,500 Sep.
Indonesia 80,837 1,099 Jan. 2006
Malaysia 32,950 83 1 Nov.
Martinique 6,000 2 26 Sep.
Philippines 21,537 280 2 Oct.
Singapore 12,700 19 22 Oct.
Sri Lanka 3,000 - 16 Sep.
Thailand 31,000 58 Sep.
Trinidad and Tobago 35,000 108 Sep.
Vietnam 20,000 28 4 Oct.
Pakistan 4,800 50 11 Dec 2006.
Total 232,724 3256
†For listed countries only. World Health Organization estimates that there may be 50 million cases of dengue infection worldwide each year.

Dengue outbreaks are also reported in many countries this year, especially in Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. According to World Health Organization, about 50 million people are infected worldwide each year.

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