Over 4,000 dengue cases in Singapore since January 2020
Posted on22/03/2020
A key concern is the growing evidence of a sustained switch in the predominant dengue virus serotype, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a news release on Sunday (Mar 22).
Dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) is the more predominant strain, but there has been an increase in dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) cases lately.
"NEA has seen an increase in DENV-3 cases over the past four months," the agency said.
“The monthly proportion of DENV-3 cases in February was approximately 48 per cent, almost double the proportion of DENV-2 cases at 26 per cent."
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