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The General Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, Viet Nam reported 367,729 dengue cases and 140 deaths (CFR 0.04%) cumulatively in Viet Nam in 2022.

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Compared to the same period in 2021 (72,88 cases and 27 deaths, CFR 0.04%), the cumulative number of cases was 5 times higher.

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), only Brazil reported more cases last year.

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Globally, more than 4 million dengue cases and 4,000 deaths were reported–The majority of cases have been reported from Brazil (2,363,490), Vietnam (367,729), the Philippines (226,497), Indonesia (125,888) and India (110,473). The majority of deaths have been reported from Indonesia (1,082), Brazil (1,016), the Philippines (737), Vietnam (140), and India (86).