The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on dengue cases in Malaysia

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ID22066904
AutoresNuur Hafizah Md Iderus (0000-0002-3178-2549, Ministry of Health, autor de correspondencia), Sarbhan Singh (0000-0002-6602-1758, Ministry of Health), Sarbhan Singh Lakha Singh, Sumarni Mohd Ghazali (0000-0001-5230-9569, Ministry of Health), Asrul Anuar Zulkifli (0000-0002-2944-5383, Ministry of Health), Nur Ain Mohd Ghazali (Ministry of Health), Mei Cheng Lim (0000-0002-7615-4669, Ministry of Health), Lonny Chen Rong Qi Ahmad (0000-0002-1478-2846, Ministry of Health), Mohamad Nadzmi Md Nadzri (0000-0001-6303-6842, Ministry of Health), Cia Vei Tan (0000-0002-6060-1997, Ministry of Health), Ahmed Syahmi Syafiq Md Zamri (0000-0002-3286-5493, Ministry of Health), Chee Herng Lai (0000-0002-7032-0363, Ministry of Health), Nur Shuhada Nordin (Ministry of Health), Mohd Kamarulariffin Kamarudin (0000-0002-5252-176X, Ministry of Health), Ming Keong Wan (Ministry of Health), Norhayati Mokhtar (Ministry of Health), Jenarun Jelip (Ministry of Health), Balvinder Singh Gill (0000-0002-0738-2991, Ministry of Health), Nur Ar Rabiah Ahmad (Ministry of Health)
Año2023
Volumen11
Páginas1213514-1213514
Fecha de publicación2023-08-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditorialFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2023.1213514
PMID37693699
OpenAlexW4386165513
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas27

Background Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the transmission dynamics and distribution of dengue. Therefore, this study aims to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the geographic and demographic distribution of dengue incidence in Malaysia. Methods This study analyzed dengue cases from January 2014 to December 2021 and COVID-19 confirmed cases from January 2020 to December 2021 which was divided into the pre (2014 to 2019) and during COVID-19 pandemic (2020 to 2021) phases. The average annual dengue case incidence for geographical and demographic subgroups were calculated and compared between the pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic phases. In addition, Spearman rank correlation was performed to determine the correlation between weekly dengue and COVID-19 cases during the COVID-19 pandemic phase. Results Dengue trends in Malaysia showed a 4-year cyclical trend with dengue case incidence peaking in 2015 and 2019 and subsequently decreasing in the following years. Reductions of 44.0% in average dengue cases during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic phase was observed at the national level. Higher dengue cases were reported among males, individuals aged 20–34 years, and Malaysians across both phases. Weekly dengue cases were significantly correlated ( ρ = −0.901) with COVID-19 cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion There was a reduction in dengue incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic phase. Significant reductions were observed across all demographic groups except for the older population (>75 years) across the two phases

Dengue fever · Dengue virus · Disease · Environmental health · Pandemic · Population · Demography · Dengue and Mosquito Control Research · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Internal Medicine · Virology