National Dengue day is observed every year on

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National Dengue Day is observed in India every year on May 16 to create awareness about Dengue as well as to intensify the preventive measures and preparedness for the control of viral disease before the transmission season starts in India. Dengue Day 2022 is also significant in making people aware about the facts of the viral disease which is caused by the Dengue virus (DENV, 1-4 serotypes). Dengue is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito infected with any one of the four dengue viruses.