COVID-19 disruptions led to steep declines in dengue cases

Disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic led to steep declines in cases of dengue in endemic regions, with more than 723,000 cases averted in 2020, researchers reported in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Oliver J. Brady, DPhil, associate professor and fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and colleagues pooled data on monthly dengue incidence from WHO weekly reports, climatic data and population variables for 23 countries — 16 in Latin America and seven in Southeast Asia — from 2014 to 2019. The 23 countries reported at least 2,000 cases of dengue per

Disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic led to steep declines in cases of dengue in endemic regions, with more than 723,000 cases averted in 2020, researchers reported in Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Oliver J. Brady, DPhil, associate professor and fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and colleagues pooled data on monthly dengue incidence from WHO weekly reports, climatic data and population variables for 23 countries — 16 in Latin America and seven in Southeast Asia — from 2014 to 2019. The 23 countries reported at least 2,000 cases of dengue per