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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Developing Countries: Dengue Fever (8 April 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of dengue fever on the development of developing countries.

Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Labour)

Answer

Dengue is estimated to place a heavy socio-economic burden on households, health care systems and governments, particularly during outbreaks; however, country-specific reliable estimates of burden of disease and cost data are limited.


Answered by:
Mr Nick Hurd (Conservative)
13 April 2016

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