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Unfortunately, there is little information available on the region\u2019s preparedness in terms of health care workers\u2019 knowledge on dengue as well as the availability of reagents and equipment essential for diagnosing and monitoring of dengue infections. To elucidate this, 78 health facilities were visited in Temeke district and structured questionnaires were distributed to 324 health care workers. The aim was to evaluate health care workers\u2019 knowledge on dengue and to assess the availability of reagents and equipment essential for diagnosing and monitoring of dengue infections. Content validity of the questionnaire was achieved through extensive literature review and it exhibited high reliability (Cronbach Alpha coefficient = 0.813). Cumulative scores for responses on knowledge questions by health care workers were computed. 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