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. 2021 Feb 26:54:e08372020.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0837-2020. eCollection 2021.

Impact of concurrent epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19

Creuza Rachel Vicente  1   2 , Theresa Cristina Cardoso da Silva  3   4 , Larissa Dell'Antonio Pereira  3   4 , Angelica E Miranda  1   4
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Impact of concurrent epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19

Creuza Rachel Vicente et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .

Abstract

Introduction: This study evaluated the epidemiological implications of arbovirus infections and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) co-occurrences in Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Methods: This ecological study of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19 was performed from January 1 to July 31, 2020.

Results: Espírito Santo registered 44,614, 8,092, 3,138, and 91,483 cases of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19, respectively (January-July, 2020). In the 27 and four municipalities with a high incidence of dengue and chikungunya, respectively, the incidence of COVID-19 was 647.0-3,721.7 and 1,787.2-3,403.0 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively.

Conclusions: Espírito Santo experienced an overlap of epidemics, especially in urban areas.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1:
FIGURE 1:. Incidence of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the municipalities of Espírito Santo State from January to July 2020. Circles correspond to the population size in municipalities with >100,000 inhabitants. COVID-19: coronavirus disease.
FIGURE 2:
FIGURE 2:. Number of cases of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19 per epidemiological week in Espírito Santo State from January to July 2020. Month (epidemiological week): January (1-5), February (5-9), March (10-14), April (14-18), May (18-23), June (23-27), and July (27-31). COVID-19: coronavirus disease.
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