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Sudan's health ministry reports over 100 deaths from cholera and dengue fever outbreaks since August, with war exacerbating healthcare challenges and leading to 70% of hospitals in war-affected areas becoming non-operational.
2023-10-28

Vanuatu's health authorities warn citizens about the transmission of dengue fever after 18 cases are reported in Port Vila. Authorities urge all residents to take precautionary measures.
2021-08-11

Fiji's opposition parties condemn the government over the handling of the dengue fever and leptospirosis outbreaks, saying that the government has not informed the public of the seriousness of the diseases. Vice-president of the National Federation Party (NFP) Lenora Qereqeretabua says that the government needs to urgently develop a plan and also condemns what she considers is a mishandling of COVID-19.
2020-08-27

Fiji declares an outbreak of dengue fever and leptospirosis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Health minister Ifereimi Waqainabete says that between January and July, 3,300 cases of dengue fever and 1,000 of leptospirosis were reported.
2020-08-19

The Philippine Department of Health temporarily suspends a school-based dengue vaccination program after Dengvaxia vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur made a statement that its product poses higher risks to people without prior dengue infection.
2017-12-1

Authorities in the Dominican Republic issue an alert as the number of deaths (57 this year) and cases of dengue fever continue to rise.
2015-09-19

Fourteen people have died of dengue fever in the Indian city of Delhi.
2015-09-17

Shells fired by Houthi forces have killed at least 18 people near the southern port city of Aden, meanwhile United Nations officials have warned that a deadly dengue fever outbreak is rapidly gaining pace in the war-torn country.
2015-07-1

Yash Chopra, one of India's most influential filmmakers, dies from dengue fever in Mumbai.
2012-10-21

A top civil service union in Sri Lanka condemns the tying to a tree of an official by a government minister in Colombo, a disagreement related to dengue fever.
2010-08-3