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Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic

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Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic

Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemicTo slow the spread of the coronavirus, governments issued lockdowns to keep people at home. In Brazil, where there are over 1.6 million COVID-19 infections, at least 1.1 million cases of dengue have been reported, with nearly 400 deaths, according to the Pan American Health Organization. Dengue cases are likely to rise soon with the start of seasonal rains in Latin American countries like Cuba, Chile and Costa Rica, as well as the South Asian countries of India and Pakistan.


   

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