Dengue: A Recent Challenge In Pakistan
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Dengue is one of the fast emerging diseases of humans and
is among the most widespread vector-borne tropical viral
disease in the world today. The current incidence of dengue
infections around the world is more than 58.4 million cases
per year with mortality between 10,000 to 20,000. Countries
in South Asia and South East Asia have the highest burden
of this disease1. It is present in more than 128 countries
around the world and nearly 4 billion people at the risk of
developing this disease2.
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