Prevention and control

WHO Dengue Guidelines and Documents Overview of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, manuals, and resources for prevention, control, and outbreak response for Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic fever. Please visit also the WHO website to check for recent updates of the documents. Guidelines and Manuals on Prevention and Control Vaccine Research and Production Strategies and Best Practices CDC Dengue Guidelines and Documents Overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, manuals, and documents for […]

Prevention of mosquito bites is another way of preventing disease. Adult mosquitoes like to bite inside as well as around homes, during the day and at night when the lights are on. To protect yourself, use insect repellent on your skin while indoors or out, mosquito traps, or mosquito nets. When used properly, repellents are safe for kids and adults alike. Keep in mind that even though some of them are classified as pesticides by the Environmental

Travelers should be advised to take measures to avoid being bitten by Aedes mosquitoes. These preventive measures are recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and include the following: See Also:

A vaccine for dengue fever has been approved and is commercially available in a number of countries. The World Health Organization recommends that countries should consider vaccination with the dengue vaccine Denvaxia (CYD-TDV) only if the risk of severe dengue in seronegative individuals can be minimized either through pre-vaccination screening or recent documentation of high seroprevalence rates in the area (at least 80% by age 9 years). In 2017 the manufacturer recommended that the vaccine only be used in

The best way to reduce mosquitoes is to eliminate the places where the mosquito lays her eggs, like artificial containers that hold water in and around the home (see Figure 2, videos 2 and 3). In urban areas, Aedes mosquitos breed on water collections in artificial containers such as plastic cups, used tires, broken bottles, flower pots, etc (see also transmission of dengue). Periodic draining or removal of artificial containers is the most effective way of reducing the breeding