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ArticleTropical medicine and health2022

Devastating dengue outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: an alarming situation.

Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Abdul Moiz Sahito, Muhammad Muzzamil, Parvathy Mohanan, Zarmina Islam, Md Masum Billah, Mohammod Johirul Islam, Mohammad Yasir Essar

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Article in Tropical medicine and health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Mohammad Mehedi HasanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Abdul Moiz SahitoDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad MuzzamilHealth Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Parvathy MohananDepartment of General Medicine, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Zarmina IslamDow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Md Masum BillahDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Mohammod Johirul IslamDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Yasir EssarKabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, 1001, Afghanistan. yasir.essar@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dengue fever is a viral infection caused by Aedes mosquitoes that has recently expanded fast in many of the WHO member states globally. Female mosquitoes, mostly Aedes aegypti and, to a smaller degree, Aedes albopictus, disseminate dengue virus. Dengue fever has been more common in recent decades all across the world, and Bangladesh is no exception. As the COVID-19 outbreak wreaks havoc, the following rise in dengue illnesses has been a source of considerable concern. As the health care has been stretched thin in these dangerous times, the vulnerable population has been left at the mercy of these two viral infections. Lack of knowledge, major legislative changes, poor eradication initiatives, and a lack of financing resources have all contributed to the increase in numbers. Stakeholders and policymakers must begin taking meaningful actions and implementing well-thought-out adjustments immediately, or the situation will worsen, resulting in the loss of thousands of innocent lives.

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BangladeshChallengesCOVID-19Dengue feverPublic health

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PMCPMC8786620

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