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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2022

Dengue Virus Cases Surge Amidst COVID-19 in Pakistan: Challenges, Efforts and Recommendations.

Zarmina Islam, Parvathy Mohanan, Wajeeha Bilal, Taleen Hashmi, Zainab Rahmat, Ikran Abdi, Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz, Mohammad Yasir Essar

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Dengue and COVID-19: two sides of the same coin.Journal of biomedical science · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Zarmina IslamFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Parvathy MohananMedical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Wajeeha BilalFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Taleen HashmiFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Zainab RahmatFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ikran AbdiFaculty of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Mehr Muhammad Adeel RiazPunjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Mohammad Yasir EssarKabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.ORCID 0000-0002-6554-7619
Dow University of Health Sciences · PKJinnah Sindh Medical University · PKKabul University · AFMedical University of Sofia · BGPunjab Medical College · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pakistan is currently facing two outbreaks, dengue and COVID-19; both have strained its healthcare system resulting in multiple concerns including the co-diagnosis of two. Due to poor healthcare capacity, low vaccination rate, increasing COVID-19 variants, socioeconomic disparities, and misinformation, it is inevitable that implications will prove to be damaging to both healthcare workers and civilians. Among these challenges, it is important to note the need for stronger epidemiological surveillance for both COVID-19 and dengue and the implementation of public health measures without endangering sources of livelihood. To sustain this, cooperation between WHO and Pakistan's government must continue through smart lockdowns, dengue awareness campaigns, and double laboratory procedures.

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COVID-19denguehealthcare infrastructurePakistan

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PMID35140482
PMCPMC8819273
OpenAlexW4210787809

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