Dengue

School children attending a celebration for dengue day
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School children attending a celebration for dengue day

The dengue virus is transmitted to people by a mosquito that breeds in water containers, usually in household settings. Aedes aegypti is the principal vector, although other species such as Aedes albopictus are also important.

Dengue was first recorded in Viet Nam in 1959. Since then, it has become endemic across the whole country.

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