Northern Hemisphere
China (No update)
As of 12 July 2016, there were 180 cases of dengue reported in China in 2016. This number is higher than the number of cases reported in the same period of the previous four years (2012-2015) (Figure 1).
Malaysia
In week 29, the number of dengue cases was 2,188, a decrease from 2,240 cases (a decline by 2.3%) reported in the previous week. The cumulative number of cases in 2016 (63,722 cases) was less than that reported during the same period in 2015 (67,944 cases). In week 29, the cumulative number of dengue deaths was 142 cases, compared to 185 deaths during the same reporting period in 2015 (Figure 2).
Philippines (No update)
As of 2 July 2016, there were 59,585 suspected cases of dengue reported in 2016, including 248 deaths. This is 31.4% higher than that reported during the same period in 2015 (n=45,338) (Figure 3).
Singapore
In week 30, there were 222 dengue cases reported in Singapore. While the cumulative number of cases in 2016 (10,095) was almost double compared to that reported in the same period of 2015 (5,447), the number of reported cases follow the same seasonal trend as was in 2015 (Figure 4).
Cambodia (No updates)
From 1 January to 17 May 2016, there have been 1,771 cases of dengue and 4 deaths reported in Cambodia. In May, there were 168 cases and no death reported. The number of cases remains low and stable at this point (Figure 5).
Lao PDR
As of 29 July, there were 2.365 cases of dengue with 9 deaths reported in Lao PDR in 2016. From 23 July to 29 July, 219 new dengue cases and no death were reported. The number of cases is increasing, following the trend of 2012 (Figure 6).
Viet Nam
During week 30, there were 1,983 cases reported with no death. As of 24 July 2016, the cumulative number of cases was 48,798 cases including 14 deaths, reported in 48 out of 63 provinces in Viet Nam. Compared to the same period in 2015 (18,432 cases including 12 deaths), the number of cases was 2.5 times higher. It shows upward trend since week 22, following the trend of 2015.
Southern Hemisphere
Australia
As of 7 August 2016, there were 1,496 laboratory-confirmed dengue cases in Australia. The number of cases reported has been decreasing since March and it follows the seasonal trend (2011-2015) (Figure 8).
Pacific Islands Countries and Areas
French Polynesia
In week 29, 41 confirmed dengue cases were reported in French Polynesia (Figure 9). Seven of the 41 cases (17%) were confirmed as DENV-1 infection.
Papua New Guinea (No updates)
From 1 January to 5 June, 67 imported cases of dengue with travel history to Papua New Guinea were reported by Queensland Health (notifiable conditions data). Among these cases, 5 were DENV-1, 48 were DENV-2, 3 were DENV-3, 1 was DENV-4 and 10 cases were of undetermined serotype.
New Caledonia
Since 1 September 2015 to 5 August 2016, 483 dengue cases were reported. In July 2016, 89 dengue cases were reported (Figure 10).