Managing Dengue Fever by Using the One Health Approach and Electronic Surveillance

Various serotypes of DF were frequently reported in different regions of Pakistan on smaller scale. However, the worst dengue outbreak in Pakistan was experienced in 2011 in Lahore which is a 2nd most popolous city of Pakistan and capital of province punjab. This epidemic erupted during the post monsoon season and claimed 301 lives in just 4 months. To address that health crisis, Government adopted a multipronged strategy with a robust dengue fever surveillance program in Punjab.

Objective

The objective of this abstract is to share the lessons learned from the dengue epidemic in Lahore, Pakistan in 2011 and development of a comprehensive electronic surveillance system for dengue prevention and management.