World Dengue Day is organized every June 15th to enhance public awareness of dengue. The celebration is rooted in ASEAN’s initiative to raise dengue awareness, and presents an avenue for supporting research and enhancing mosquito control globally.
Approximately 5.6 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, are at risk of dengue, with an estimated 100–400 million infections occurring each year. (According to WHO)
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LSDengue & ARBOGEN meeting, initially scheduled on June 2026, has been postponed until 2027.
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March marked the first ARBOGEN meeting.The progress made on ARBOGEN and its platform was shared by collaborators.
This meeting saw the announcement of the ARBOGEN and LSDengue meeting that will take place in Paris in June 2026.
The LSDengue executive committee (Comex) meeting took place on January 15. Comex members attended and shared progress on LSDengue work packages, on ARBOGEN project and discussed next steps.
The meeting was an opportunity to announce an in-person LSDengue and ARBOGEN event, scheduled to be held in Paris in June 2026.
LSDengue annual meeting was held on October 14. Around 30 partners attended the meeting to review the project’s progress and discuss future perspectives.
20th August 2025 – World Mosquito Day celebration
World Mosquito Day, established in 1897, commemorates Dr. Ronald Ross’s discovery that female Anopheles mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting malaria.The day serves as a vital reminder of the global health risks posed by mosquito-borne diseases and provides an opportunity to raise awareness and promote prevention efforts.
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The LSDengue-ARBOGEN kickoff meeting was held on October 22nd and 23rd at the Institut Pasteur in Paris.
With the shared goal of providing a strong foundation for the preparedness and control of emerging viruses – particularly arboviruses – collaborators from both the Overseas French territories and Metropolitan France had the opportunity to meet and present the objectives of each work package.
This event also enabled participants to strengthen collaboration methods and optimize the structuring of this innovative network.
LSDengue and ARBOGEN partners –kick off meeting 23rd October