At UMBI, our researchers have contributed significantly to understanding dengue in Malaysia. Through nationwide seroprevalence studies, we found that 𝟗 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞, highlighting the true extent of its burden in our communities.

Our findings also showed that 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, affecting people across different ages and settings. Ongoing research into the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 continues to provide insights into predicting disease outcomes and improving patient management.

This World Dengue Day, let us raise awareness, eliminate mosquito breeding sites, and support research that advances better prediction and management of dengue.