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Review
. 2023 Dec;30(60):124806-124828.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-30745-9. Epub 2023 Nov 22.

Dengue havoc: overview and eco-friendly strategies to forestall the current epidemic

Satpal Singh  1 , Arunima Kumar Verma  2 , Nupoor Chowdhary  1 , Shikha Sharma  3 , Abhishek Awasthi  4
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Dengue havoc: overview and eco-friendly strategies to forestall the current epidemic

Satpal Singh et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral illness that affects over 100 nations around the world, including Africa, America, the Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. Those who get infected by virus for the second time are at greater risk of having persistent dengue symptoms. Dengue fever has yet to be treated with a long-lasting vaccination or medication. Because of their ease of use, mosquito repellents have become popular as a dengue prevention technique. However, this has resulted in environmental degradation and harm, as well as bioaccumulation and biomagnification of hazardous residues in the ecosystem. Synthetic pesticides have caused a plethora of serious problems that were not foreseen when they were originally introduced. The harm caused by the allopathic medications/synthetic pesticides/chemical mosquito repellents has paved the door to employment of eco-friendly/green approaches in order to reduce dengue cases while protecting the integrity of the nearby environment too. Since the cases of dengue have become rampant these days, hence, starting the medication obtained from green approaches as soon as the disease is detected is advisable. In the present paper, we recommend environmentally friendly dengue management strategies, which, when combined with a reasonable number of vector control approaches, may help to avoid the dengue havoc as well as help in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.

Keywords: Antivirals; Dengue infection; Dengue preventive measures; Dengue vaccines; Dengue virus (DENV); Eco-friendly measures; Insect repellents.

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