Northern Hemisphere
China
As of 31 August, there were 438 cases of dengue reported in 2015 for China. From 1 to 31 August 2015, 153 dengue cases were reported. Number of cases in the month of August in 2015 has increased, however was lower than the same period of 2014 and 2013.
Malaysia
As of 12 September, there were 85,488 cases of dengue with 234 deaths reported in Malaysia for 2015.
This is 21.5% higher compared with the same reporting period of 2014 (n=70,337) (Figure 2). From 6 to 12 September 2015, there were 2,604 cases of dengue reported, 17% higher than the number of cases reported in the previous week (n=2,230). Weekly dengue cases has been decreasing for the eight consecutive week. In August 2015, DENV-1 has been the dominant serotype(60%).
Philippines(no update)
From 1 January to 22 August 2015, there were 65,421 suspected cases of dengue, including 193 deaths, reported in Philippines. This is 10.2% higher compared with the same reporting period in 2014 (n=59,386) (Figure 3). ). From 16 to 22 August 2015 (week 33), there were 408 suspected cases of dengue reported, 80% lower than the number of cases reported in the previous week (n=2,047). All four DENV serotypes have been detected in 2015. (NOTE: Case counts reported here do not represent the final number and will change after inclusion of delayed reports)
Singapore
As of 19 September 2015, there were 7136 cases of dengue reported in Singapore for 2015. From 13 September to 19 September 2015, 303 dengue cases were reported, 85 cases more than the previous week and highest number of weekly cases thus far this year.
Cambodia (No Update)
As of 3 August 2015, there were 5,274 cases of dengue, including 16 deaths, reported in Cambodia. The number of cases has been steadily increasing; however, the total number of cases is still following seasonal trend of 2011 and 2013 (Figure 5).
Lao PDR
As of 11 September, there were 1,183 cases of dengue and no deaths reported in Lao PDR for 2015. From 5 to 11 September 2015, 57 dengue cases were reported, the same as the previous week (Figure 6). There is no country level alert for the week ending 11 September 2015.
Viet Nam
As of 13 September 2015, there were 36,097 cases of dengue including 23 deaths reported in Viet Nam for 2015. Compared to the same reporting period in 2014, the number of cases is 85.1% higher, and number of deaths has increased by 4 cases. Compared to same reporting period for the period from 2010-2014 (average), the number of cases is 20.5% lower and the number of deaths is 44.8% lower.
The number of cases increased by 12.9% in the week ending 13 September 2015 (n=2,532) compared to the previous week (n=2,243) from 42 out of 63 provinces (Figure7)