Incidence and co-infection with COVID-19 of dengue during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yuan-Pin Hung¹, Ching-Chi Lee², Ying-Wen Chen², Jen-Chieh Lee³, Chun-Wei Chiu⁴, Po-Ren Hsueh⁵, Wen-Chien Ko⁶

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¹ Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Clinical Medicine Research Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: winston3415@gmail.com.

PMID: 38879404
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.06.007

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Incidence and co-infection with COVID-19 of dengue during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yuan-Pin Hung et al. J Formos Med Assoc. 2025 Mar.

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. 2025 Mar;124(3):206-211.

doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.06.007. Epub 2024 Jun 14.

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Yuan-Pin Hung¹, Ching-Chi Lee², Ying-Wen Chen², Jen-Chieh Lee³, Chun-Wei Chiu⁴, Po-Ren Hsueh⁵, Wen-Chien Ko⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Clinical Medicine Research Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: winston3415@gmail.com.

PMID: 38879404
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.06.007

Abstract

The co-infection of dengue and COVID-19 has been regarded as a public health issue for dengue-endemic countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel restrictions might decrease the chance of mosquitoes biting and, thus, reduce the risk of dengue transmission. However, the spread of dengue was reported to increase with the policies of lockdowns and social distancing in specific areas due to delayed interventions in dengue transmission. Of cases experiencing dengue and COVID-19 co-infection, most recovered after receiving supportive care and/or steroid therapy. However, some episodes of severe or fatal diseases in specific individuals, such as pregnant women, have been reported, and the clinical course of this co-infection is unrecognized or unpredictable. Accordingly, it is crucial to promptly identify predictors of developing severe viral diseases among co-infection patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; Dengue; Lockdown; Mosquitoes.

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