China enters dengue fever epidemic season

The National Health Commission of China has cautioned that China has entered the dengue fever epidemic season, with the peak period forecast from August to October.Public health departments in Chinahave been vigilant against the global situation of dengue fever this year.

The dengue fever epidemic in China has mainly been a locally transmitted one caused by imported cases, and is mostly distributed in provinces and regions and other coastal or border areas.In China, the high incidence season of dengue fever in most areas is summer and autumn. In some parts of provinces where the climate is warmer, the dengue fever season usually lasts from May to November.