Dengue Death Rate Higher Among Women than Men in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Miah Roney Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Lebuhraya Persiaran Tun Khalil Yaakob, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-0837
  • Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi Mohd Aluwi Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Lebuhraya Persiaran Tun Khalil Yaakob, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-768X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjid.v11i1.73429

Keywords:

Dengue, Dengue virus, Outbreak, Male and female, Bangladesh

Abstract

Bangladesh saw a dengue epidemic in 2023 that resulted in a significant number of illnesses and fatalities throughout the country. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reports that there were 3,21,179 confirmed cases of dengue from January to December 2023, with a fatality rate of 0.53%. Most cases and fatalities in 2023 were documented from June to December. In Bangladesh, the prevalence of dengue fever is greater in men than in women, but women also die from the disease at a higher rate than in men. Given the atypical seasonality of the epidemic and the sudden spike in cases early on, it is noteworthy that mosquito and potential hotspot densities were at an all-time high throughout the previous years.

Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2024;11(1):79-82

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Published

2024-09-26

How to Cite

Roney, M., & Mohd Aluwi, M. F. F. (2024). Dengue Death Rate Higher Among Women than Men in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, 11(1), 79–82. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjid.v11i1.73429

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Perspective

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