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Dengue 2025 global surge: urgent call to bolster hospital preparedness for severe dengue

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In 2025, dengue has reached alarming levels worldwide, with more than 3.6 million reported infections and close to 2000 deaths across nearly 100 countries. Hospitals, particularly in dengue-endemic regions, are struggling to cope with the rise in severe cases that require critical care. Intensive care units (ICUs) are overstretched, diagnostic delays are common, and shortages of trained staff are placing patients at greater risk. Adding to the crisis, climate change is driving the spread of Aedes mosquitoes, extending transmission seasons, and intensifying outbreaks. These challenges highlight the urgent need for stronger hospital preparedness, expanding ICU capacity, training health workers, streamlining triage, and linking real-time surveillance with clinical response. Without timely action, health systems risk being overwhelmed, leading to avoidable complications and deaths.

Source: Annals of Medicine and Surgery

DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000004389

Authors: Muhammad Shahid Mehmood, Fatima Hajj

Institutions: University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Lebanese University

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,850