Title : One health and dengue prevention and control: A scoping review of one health concepts, implementation outcomes, facilitators and barriers

Introduction: Effective dengue prevention and control require multidisciplinary collaboration and coordinated efforts across public health, environmental, municipal, and community sectors. Although One Health has been increasingly promoted as an integrated approach to complex health threats, no comprehensive review has synthesised evidence on its application to dengue prevention and control.

Objectives: To explore evidence of implementing the OH concepts, including frameworks, strategies, interventions, and approaches for dengue prevention and control; identify stakeholders; explore implementation outcomes; and identify facilitators and challenges globally.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review methodology across electronic databases, including Ovid (MEDLINE, Embase, and Global Health). The Population, Concept, and Context (PCC) guided the selection of studies on dengue prevention and control, identification of stakeholders, and extraction of data on implementation outcomes, barriers, and facilitators. Data were synthesised and thematically analysed, with findings reported in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR checklist and mapped to the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) OH framework.

Results: Of the 2,688 English-language full-text papers reviewed, 20 met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. These studies were published between 2012 and 2025. Only a few studies clearly defined or used formal One Health frameworks, but most looked at practical strategies and interventions. The main stakeholders were public health authorities, municipalities and communities, healthcare workers, researchers, and policymakers. Most studies reported on implementation outcomes including feasibility, adoption, and acceptability, while only a few measured health outcomes. Strong governance, cross-sector collaboration, integrated surveillance, and community involvement helped support these OH efforts. The main barriers were limited funding, weak coordination between institutions, workforce shortages, and a lack of standard operational and evaluation frameworks.

Conclusions: OH principles are widely reflected in dengue prevention and control activities globally. To support effective global dengue prevention and control, there is a need for standardised frameworks, stronger evaluation, and sustainable multisectoral partnerships. 

Keywords: One Health, Dengue, Prevention, Control, framework, Strategies, Intervention, Outbreak  

Dr. Sabria Al-Marshoudi is an Omani epidemiologist with over 10 years of experience in infectious disease surveillance, outbreak response, and vector-borne disease control. She holds an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Miami and is currently pursuing a PhD at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. She serves as Head of Malaria, Vector-Borne Diseases and Emerging Diseases at Oman’s Ministry of Health. Her work focuses on malaria elimination, dengue prevention, integrated vector management, and the One Health approach. She has also contributed to national and WHO-supported public health initiatives in Oman.