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- Title
The Dengue Prevalence and Mortality Rate Surpass COVID-19 in Bangladesh: Possible Strategies to Fight Against a Double-Punch Attack.
- Authors
Shayla, Tasnim Ahmed; Paul, Mishu; Sayma, Nusrat Jahan; Suhee, Farhana Islam; Islam, Md. Rabiul
- Abstract
Dengue is a vector-borne viral disease caused by multiple serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4) of the dengue virus. It has been a public health concern since 2000 in Bangladesh. However, Bangladesh experienced a higher prevalence and death rate in the year 2022 than the previous year surpassing the COVID-19 situation. While climatic factors had always been a prominent reason for dengue incidence, reports stated that DEN 4 serotype was identified for the first time in the country, which made the dengue cases worse. In this article, we presented the 5 years prevalence of hospitalization and death cases owing to dengue fever and also provided a comparison of death cases caused by dengue and COVID-19 in Bangladesh. We described the possible reasons for the sudden surges of dengue infection and mentioned the actions led by the government to deal with this dengue occurrence. Lastly, we recommend a few strategies to counter the future outbreak of dengue infection in the country.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; PREVENTION of bites &; stings; PREVENTION of epidemics; CAUSES of death; PUBLIC health surveillance; HEALTH education; HEALTH policy; DENGUE; COVID-19; STRATEGIC planning; MOSQUITO vectors; VIRAL vaccines; HEALTH services accessibility; IMMUNIZATION; FLAVIVIRUSES; HYGIENE; SEROTYPES; CLIMATOLOGY; MEDICAL protocols; DISEASE prevalence; HOSPITAL care; INSECTS
- Publication
Clinical Pathology, 2023, Vol 16, p1
- ISSN
2632-010X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/2632010X231181954