Coronavirus pandemic plugs up dengue prevention efforts

The cascading effects of Covid-19 restrictions hamper efforts to cope with seasonal outbreaks of dengue, an incurable, mosquito-borne disease that is also known as “breakbone fever" for its severely painful symptoms.

But the cascading effects of these restrictions also are hampering efforts to cope with seasonal outbreaks of dengue, an incurable, mosquito-borne disease that is also known as “breakbone fever" for its severely painful symptoms. Dengue typically isn’t fatal, but severe cases may require hospitalisation. Prevention efforts targeted at destroying mosquito-breeding sites, like removing trash or old tires and other objects containing standing water, are still the best ways to curb the spread of the disease.

Having to identify thousands of virus cases has meant that dengue surveillance has suffered in many Latin American countries, added Dr Maria Franca Tallarico, the head of health for the Americas regional office of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Worst year on dengue casessays 2019 was the worst year on record for dengue cases, with every region affected, and some countries were hit for the first time.

Staying home – one way to slow outbreaks of Covid-19, especially in cities – poses greater risks for spreading dengue, saidThat's because the Aedes mosquito bites during the day, and with more people staying home, where mosquito populations are high, the more likely they are to be bitten. Working with communities in Latin America to stop mosquitoes from breeding had been the most successful anti-dengue strategy in recent years, Tallarico said. But with strict limitations on movement, she said they didn’t know whether these measures were still happening, and “this is the big concern for us.”

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

Covid has definitely overshadowed the global coverage of other fatal diseases plus hunger. The main reason is those diseases mainly affect the poor and the weak whereas Covid is more potent against the rich. Unfortunately that is a dark reality of the wold we live in.

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