The coincidence of dengue and Covid-19 in pandemic: Report of cases

Ardyanto, T. D.; Hanafi, M.; Suyatmi, Wardhani L. O.

Viral-based disease is very closely related to the climate change. For years, dengue infection was reported to be related to rainy season. Any climate change supposedly induces the change on the pattern of dengue infection. Since March 2020, the Covid-19 is started to report in Indonesia. The toll was relatively low in the beginning but gradually increased in the following months. In the same period of rainy season, as it is annually reported, the dengue fever is also increasing. The possible coincidence of covid-19 and dengue infection is therefore an interesting issue. We review 19 cases of which the Dengue fever serological test as well as Covid RT-PCR test were simultaneously performed based on the symptoms and signs found on the patient. Of those cases, coincidence was found on 4 cases. Even relatively low, the 4 cases were significant issue for public health management and the possible correlation with climate change. The emerging covid infection interfered with the dengue case infection along with the climate change. Those issues should be taken into consideration seriously for the health policies.