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Dengue prevention stifled by coronavirus – Education – Australian Associated Press
Lockdown measures aimed at curbing coronavirus have been counter-productive in efforts to control the mosquitos that cause dengue fever.
Government efforts to stop the global spread of the coronavirus have had another unwanted side-effect – hampering the control of dengue fever.
Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and Indonesia have dealt with concurrent outbreaks of dengue and coronavirus this year. In Brazil, where there are over 1.6 million COVID-19 infections, at least 1.1 million cases of dengue have been reported, with nearly 400 deaths, according to the Pan American Health Organisation.
Dengue cases are likely to ri…
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