Prevention

Efforts to protect against dengue are more effective when whole communities are involved. In some parts of the world, for example, in Singapore and Cuba, communities have worked together and successfully reduced the spread of dengue.

You can help lower your risk of getting infected with dengue by avoiding mosquito bites, especially between mid-morning and dusk when the mosquitoes that carry dengue are most active.

Traveling to any part of the world with dengue can put you at potential risk, but you can lower your chances of infection by taking measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.