MANILA,
Philippines --- The World Health
Organization (WHO) on Saturday called on governments to find innovative ways to
improve regional cooperation on the fight against dengue.
WHO
made the call during the celebration of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) dengue day last week.
The
ASEAN member states of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic
Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore held
simultaneous activities to raise awareness for the prevention and control of
dengue.
Records
from WHO said dengue remains a serious public health threat with 75 percent of
the global disease burden occurring in the Asia-Pacific region.
Dengue
is transmitted through the bite of Aedes Aegypti that may be infected with the
four strains of dengue – dengue 1, 2, 3, and 4.
"Worldwide
dengue claims about 20,000 deaths each year,” WHO said in a statement.
JENNY
F. MANONGDO
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