Singapore's Dengue Outbreak Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Responses and Lessons

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of dengue prevention between dengue sustained hotspots and non-sustained hotspots in Singapore: a cross-sectional study

Jeth WeiQuan Chng et al.

Summary: This study compared the knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores between dengue sustained hotspots (SHS) and non-sustained hotspots (NSHS), and identified factors associated with dengue prevention among SHS residents in Singapore. The findings showed that there were no significant differences in the mean scores for knowledge, attitudes, and practices between SHS and NSHS. However, certain factors such as age, ethnicity, education level, housing type, and healthcare-seeking behavior were associated with SHS and may influence the risk of dengue transmission in residential areas.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2022)

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Article Environmental Sciences

Dengue Infections during COVID-19 Period: Reflection of Reality or Elusive Data Due to Effect of Pandemic

Sakirul Khan et al.

Summary: The study examined the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dengue infection rates and found a decrease in dengue incidence during the pandemic period, warning of specific preparations needed in 2022 to control the upsurge in incidences.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH (2022)

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Letter Pathology

Upsurge of Dengue Prevalence During the Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Pouring Gasoline to Fire

Fahad Imtiaz Rahman et al.

Summary: COVID-19 and dengue virus infections have been increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh, posing challenges for healthcare practitioners in accurate diagnosis due to similar symptoms. Misdiagnosis and cases of co-infections have been reported in multiple countries. This study examines the overlapping symptoms between dengue fever and COVID-19, presents cases of misdiagnosis and co-infection in other countries, and provides recommendations for preventing and managing these diseases.

CLINICAL PATHOLOGY (2022)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Dengue and COVID-19 infections in the ASEAN region: a concurrent outbreak of viral diseases

Lowilius Wiyono et al.

Summary: ASEAN member countries have been experiencing dengue outbreaks and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic simultaneously, posing significant challenges in disease control and economic impact. Effective strategies for dengue prevention, including digitalization and remote surveillance, are crucial, alongside urgent need for triage algorithms and further research to address co-infection and misdiagnosis. Controlling the spread of COVID-19 through vaccination is also essential in reducing the overall impact of the pandemic.

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Efficacy of Wolbachia-Infected Mosquito Deployments for the Control of Dengue

A. Utarini et al.

Summary: The cluster-randomized trial in Indonesia showed that deploying mosquitoes infected with the wMel strain of Wolbachia pipientis led to a reduction in symptomatic, virologically confirmed dengue infections and hospitalizations among residents.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Hyperendemicity associated with increased dengue burden

Jue Tao Lim et al.

Summary: This study used a representative time series dataset to investigate the impact of interactions between different dengue serotypes on case occurrence, finding that these interactions have a highly persistent effect on the population level. These findings will have significant implications for public health policy interventions regarding dengue.

JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE (2021)

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Article Tropical Medicine