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A total of 1104 respondents aged 18 years and over, were recruited by telephone between November 20 and 28, 2015, to investigate fear, risk perception, and psychological distress during the dengue outbreak. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that fear of dengue was more prevalent in the areas that were most affected, as well as those with infected friends or relatives. Fear was also more pronounced among females and the elderly group, especially in terms of perceived risk of infection, severity of the infection, the uncertain cured rate, the adverse effects on daily life, in which all lead to psychological distress. Fear of dengue fever, perceived risk of dengue infection, and psychological distress associated with the dengue fever pandemic were the main variables investigated in this study. 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