Dengue Vaccines: Expectations and Reality
Dengue is now one of the most rapidly-spreading mosquito-borne viral infectious diseases. It is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries and areas. Half of the world’s population is now at risk of dengue, with an estimated 100 - 400 million infections occurring each year. 1 Over the previous two decades, dengue has become established as endemic in Bangladesh and in the year 2023, as of September 27, a total of 2,64,062 cases and 1,317 deaths have been recorded from all 64 districts of the country. 2Along with optimum treatment and other public health measures, vaccines are showing lights in reducing clinical cases, morbidity and mortality.