Dengue Fever Epidemic

The dengue fever epidemic in Singapore is on the rise and does not appear to be slowing down with weekly infection cases currently at a six-year high.  

The government reported 195 dengue infections yesterday, bringing the number of cases to 6,123 this year. That’s more than the full-year total of 4,632 in 2012. 

Dengue fever is an illness caused by the dengue virus and is transmittable only through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Unfortunately, the Aedes mosquito is one of the most common types of mosquito found in Singapore.

With no vaccine nor treatment currently available for dengue fever, the best protection against dengue is to help prevent the breeding of the Aedes mosquito. 

Since moving to Singapore I have known that every Tuesday morning I must shut every door and window in our condo as they perform mosquito fogging around our Waterplace condo.  Even with the windows closed it is not a pleasant experience and you certainly do NOT want to get caught outside during the fogging.  But it is a vital part of keeping the dengue carrying mosquitos at bay. 

Fogging outside our living room window

2 minutes after fogging

5 minutes after fogging


As you can see from the map Dengue has pretty much taken over the East Coast of Singapore. We are located near the little green patches at the bottom of the map so thankfully no dengue where we live yet. But for now we are keeping our windows closed and fingers crossed that we will not be impacted by the virus as we head into peak dengue season in July and August. 

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