Northern Hemisphere
China (No updates)
As of 31 March, there were 91 cases of dengue reported in China in 2016 (28 in January, 45 in February, 18 in March). Compared with the same period of the previous three years (2012 to 2015), the number of dengue cases reported in China has increased in 2016 (Figure 1).
Malaysia
For the week from 17 April to 23 April, the number of dengue cases was 1,607, a decrease from 1,854 cases reported in the week prior. The number of cases was higher than that reported during the same period in 2015, and far exceeded the median for this week between 2011 and 2015. Within the same period there were two dengue-related deaths reported, bringing the total number of deaths for 2016 to 94, compared to a total of 120 deaths during the same reporting period in 2015.
Philippines (no updates)
As of 20 February 2016, there were 18,790 suspected cases of dengue reported in 2016, including 65 deaths. This is higher than that reported during the same period in 2015 (n=16,606) (Figure 3).
Singapore
From 17 to 23 April 2016, 231 dengue cases were reported, an increase from the previous week (n=225) and higher than the number reported for the same period in 2015 (Figure 4).