SINGAPORE — A 47-year-old Singaporean man who was staying at Marsiling Road has died from dengue, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) in a joint press release today (Jan 24).
This is the first reported death from dengue this year.
Authorities said the man had been staying in an area located within an active 10 case dengue cluster. With inspection of the premises in the area by the NEA, six counts of mosquito breeding have been detected and destroyed. Five were found in residential premises and one in common areas.
The MOH and NEA warned that there will be a further increase in the Aedes mosquito population due to the El Nino phenomenon. The slightly warmer than usual year-end weather due to the El Niño phenomenon, aids in breeding and spread of both the mosquito vector and the virus, they said.
With the weather persisting, the number of dengue cases this year is expected to be high, with cases spiking earlier than in previous years.
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