Since the NEA began their release program here, the mosquito population is down by as much as 98 percent, and dengue cases are down by 88 percent. Credit: Caroline Chia.

The dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) remains the predominant strain circulating across Singapore, said NEA. It was detected in 11 of the 13 large dengue clusters.

Noting that the DenV-1 strain has contributed to persistent dengue transmission in some parts of the island since June 2023, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is now warning about a potential ...

NEA has started wastewater and mosquito surveillance in the surrounding area. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Saturday (Mar 25) said there are currently 39 active dengue clusters in Singapore and the risk of dengue transmission “remains high”.

Two dengue deaths due to local infection have been notified this year as of May 15, said NEA. Despite this, members of the public were urged to stay vigilant as dengue risk factors remain high.

NEA had already warned in March this year of an increase in dengue infections, with over 5,000 cases reported in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

Figures from the National Environment Agency's (NEA) latest dengue surveillance data, published on Wednesday (Jul 24), showed that six people died from April to June. Seven deaths were reported in ...

SINGAPORE – Dengue case numbers in 2024 have crossed the 10,000 mark, surpassing the number of cases logged for the whole of 2023. Also, there were 13 reported deaths from local dengue ...

About 95 per cent of the dengue clusters have been closed since the start of 2023, NEA said. Correction note: An earlier version of this article said that construction sites currently make up 15 ...

From July to September, NEA identified 354 dengue clusters – 309 of which were closed in the same period. The number of clusters also decreased by about 18 per cent compared with the previous ...

SINGAPORE – Dengue cases in 2023 fell by half compared with the first four months of 2022.According to the latest figures, there were 2,726 dengue cases from the beginning of 2023 to April 24 ...