The Dengue Crisis in Yemen

Our problem was focusing on the vector-borne viral infection Dengue in Yemen. This infection, to our knowledge has no vaccine/treatment available worldwide and is continuously growing as a threat, with approximately 390 million dengue infections per year worldwide[1]. Sometimes with either no symptoms or flu-like symptoms understanding what is taking place in your body has also been an issue as most of the people in Yemen are not educated on what exactly this infection is and what to look for. On top of this issue, there are 4 known types of Dengue that can come back a different type, which also can develop into a lethal complication known as severe dengue[2]. Trying to solve this problem is imminent, however understanding and knowing where to start is also a complication, because not only do you have to focus on the carriers of the disease (female mosquito), but you have many other issues like standing water along with the heavy rainfall experienced (which can be hard to control), poor infrastructure and many other complications involved[3]. This is why it is important that some kind of solution that could target either disease prevention/control or the diagnosis, testing and treatment is made.