Open AccessDecreased dengue cases attributable to the effect of COVID-19 in Guangzhou in 2020
Author(s) -
Liyun Jiang,
Yuan Liu,
Wenzhe Su,
Wenhui Liu,
Zhicong Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos neglected tropical diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.99
H-Index - 135
eISSN - 1935-2735
pISSN - 1935-2727
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009441
Subject(s) - dengue fever , covid-19 , pandemic , virology , dengue virus , coronavirus , medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The dengue fever epidemic in Guangzhou may have been affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The number of dengue cases dropped drastically in 2020, and there have been only 2 local cases, suggesting that dengue has not become endemic in Guangzhou.