| 2011 Dengue Outbreak in Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Disease | Dengue fever |
| Location | Punjab, Pakistan |
| Date | 2011 |
| Confirmed cases | 14,000+ |
Deaths | 300+ |
Dengue fever is an important infectious disease in Pakistan with increasingly frequent epidemics.[1] Despite the efforts of the Government of Pakistan, especially in Punjab, the high cost of prevention has limited the ability of Pakistan to control epidemics.[2] In Pakistan, in the summer of 2011, more than 300 people died of Dengue fever. The prevalence of the disease was over 14,000. The outbreaks occurred mostly in the Lahore area, Punjab, Pakistan.