As dengue cases are expected to rise during the rainy season, the government has stressed the importance of cleanliness and following the 5S dengue prevention strategy. However, a vaccine expert contends that vaccination remains the most cost-effective approach to controlling the disease. Dr.
As dengue cases are expected to rise during the rainy season, the government has stressed the importance of cleanliness and following the 5S dengue prevention strategy. However, a vaccine expert contends that vaccination remains the most cost-effective approach to controlling the disease.
“I am one of the principal investigators for the next generation dengue vaccine, which is by Takeda. We’ve been working on the Takeda vaccine since 2015. We formally started in 2016. And there were previous trials on this next generation vaccine, which is called TAK-003,” added Dr. Bravo.She likewise said that people who have been conducting vaccine clinical trials aim to develop a safe, efficacious, and effective against dengue.
Dengue fever has become the most prevalent and rapidly spreading vector-borne illness worldwide. Recent reports disclosed that from January 1 to June 15, 2024 dengue cases in the Philippines rose by 15 percent compared to the same period last year, with 77,867 cases and 205 deaths recorded. The previous year recorded 67,576 cases for the same timeframe.
“Although dengue infection is not transmitted directly from human to human, the mosquito population is always there to transmit it. And the people who may not be sick, they can also be the carriers of dengue and they can be bitten by a mosquito and then transferred to another. So, you know what we need is for people to be immune to dengue. So that even if mosquitoes bite them, they cannot transmit the virus. This is where vaccine control is very important,” Dr. Bravo explained.
“And did you know that Brazil has only experienced dengue in the last two decades, 20, 25 years in Latin America. But as in Asia Pacific, it’s 70 years compared to those two.”
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