Proceedings of the 5th Asia dengue summit

• Published in: Tropical medicine and infectious disease Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Srisawat, Nattachai, Gubler, Duane J, Pangestu, Tikki, Thisyakorn, Usa, Ismail, Zulkifli, Goh, Daniel, Capeding, Maria Rosario, Bravo, Lulu, Yoksan, Sutee, Tantawichien, Terapong, Hadinegoro, Sri Rezeki, Rafiq, Kamran, Picot, Valentina Sanchez, Ooi, Eng Eong
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI 01.04.2023; MDPI AG
• Subjects: Aedes aegypti; Asia; Cabinet officers; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic illnesses; Conference Report; Control; Dengue; dengue control; Dengue fever; Development and progression; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Evolution & development; Genotype & phenotype; Immunology; Influenza; Leukocytes; Mosquitoes as carriers of disease; Older people; Pandemics; Prevention; Public health; strategies; Technological innovations; therapeutic targets; Trends; Vaccination; vaccine update; Vaccines; Viruses; Southeast Asia; Singapore; Thailand; Philippines; Indonesia; Vietnam; Asia; innovations; Asia; strategies; therapeutic targets; dengue; dengue control; vaccine update
• ISSN: 2414-6366; 2414-6366
• DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8040231

The 5th Asia Dengue Summit, themed "Roll Back Dengue", was held in Singapore from 13 to 15 June 2022. The summit was co-convened by Asia Dengue Voice and Action (ADVA), Global Dengue and Aedes transmitted Diseases Consortium (GDAC), Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network (SEAMEO TROPMED), and the Fondation Merieux (FMx). Dengue experts from academia and research and representatives from the Ministries of Health, Regional and Global World Health Organization (WHO), and International Vaccine Institute (IVI) participated in the three-day summit. With more than 270 speakers and delegates from over 14 countries, 12 symposiums, and 3 full days, the 5th ADS highlighted the growing threat of dengue, shared innovations and strategies for successful dengue control, and emphasized the need for multi- sectoral collaboration to control dengue.