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Dengue
Bangladesh
• A total of 239 614 dengue cases (defined as dengue NS1 or anti-dengue virus IgM positive) including 1 169 deaths have been cumulatively reported between 1 January and 15 October 2023 with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.49%.
• During September 2023, a total of 79 598 cases including 396 deaths have been reported. This is the highest number of monthly cases and deaths, compared with the available historical data from 2019 to 2023 (Figure 6).
• A total of 16 050 cases of dengue were reported in Bangladesh during week 41 (9 to 15 October 2023), a 7.1% decrease compared to the number of cases reported during week 40 (2 to 8 October 2023) (n=17 276). The number of new deaths increased by 3.8% (n=83 in week 41 compared to n=80 in week 40).