Using insecticides can help minimize if not eradicate dengue. However, defogging methods commonly used by local government units are not effective in dengue eradication. It just tend to displace the mosquitoes to nearby areas without directly killing them. . Cleanliness is the only key to dengue prevention. Barangay officials must spearhead community-wide monitoring, detection and elimination breeding sites in their localities to prevent the spread of dengue.

The DOH has installed Dengue Hotlines at its Health Emergency Management Service in Quezon City and at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila to further assist the public in accessing information on how to prevent the occurrence and spread of dengue.