SINGAPORE – There were 874 dengue cases here between July and September, a 35.8 per cent decrease from the 1,361 cases reported in the previous quarter.
There was one death in the latest quarter, compared with two in the previous three months, according to the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) quarterly dengue surveillance data released on Oct 21.
Also, the agency identified 80 dengue clusters from July to September, a 37 per cent decrease from the clusters identified from April to June. Among the 80 clusters identified, 72 were closed in the same period.
There was also a decrease in the number of mosquito breeding habitats detected by NEA in the latest quarter – the more than 3,700 habitats discovered marked a decrease of about 34 per cent compared with the previous three months.
Overall, there are fewer dengue cases in 2025 up till Oct 11, compared with the same period in 2024 – 3,527 in 2025 versus 12,476 in 2024, according to the latest Ministry of Health weekly infectious disease bulletin.
NEA previously said that the warmer months from May to October usually see higher dengue transmission in Singapore, due to accelerated development of the Aedes mosquito vector and faster multiplication of the dengue virus in mosquitoes.
Infectious diseases expert Ooi Eng Eong welcomed the declining trend of dengue cases and attributed the drop to several factors, such as NEA’s efforts in combating dengue.
Among the agency’s efforts is Project Wolbachia, which lowered the risk of contracting dengue by about 75 per cent in areas where Wolbachia mosquitoes were released.
