Is the COVID-19 pandemic masking dengue epidemic in Bangladesh?
Md. Tanvir Rahman, Md. Abdus Sobur, Md. Saiful Islam, Antonio Toniolo, K. H. M. Nazmul Hussain Nazir
Abstract
COVID-19 is now a pandemic. Like other countries, Bangladesh is putting all its efforts to combat this pandemic. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection causing a severe flu-like illness and, sometimes causing a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. At this very crisis moment, there are reports on new cases of dengue in Bangladesh. More efforts now need to be taken for the control of dengue along with COVID-19 control measures.
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Dengue feverPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Virology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Masking (illustration)MedicineDengue virusEnvironmental healthOutbreakDiseasePathologyVisual artsArtInfectious disease (medical specialty)Mosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsCOVID-19 epidemiological studies