Dengue on the rise and causing more long-term complications than COVID-19

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Travel Medicine

Dengue on the rise and causing more long-term complications than COVID-19

By Joan Ingram

Monday 17 March 2025, 12:15 PM

Cleaning up rubbish that collects standing water, such as tyres, reduces breeding sites for mosquitoes and lowers dengue risk [Image: Carl Tronders on Unsplash]

This article looks at the chronic effects of dengue infection compared with COVID-19, then summarises the destinations with higher risk of acquiring dengue

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Research

References

1. Wee LE, Lim JT, Tan JYJ, et al. Dengue versus COVID-19: comparing the incidence of cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric and autoimmune complications. J Travel Med 2024;31(5):taae081.

2. Sohail A, Anders KL, McGuinness SL, Leder K. The epidemiology of imported and locally acquired dengue in Australia, 2012–2022. J Travel Med 2024;31(2):taae014.

How to Treat

+How to treat

Many people travel to high-altitude destinations, meaning clinicians are often faced with questions about how to prevent and treat altitude illness. Update your knowledge with this New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine summary of updated evidence-based guidelines with comments by senior lecturer Jenny Visser – it outlines the best prophylactic regimens, diagnostic approaches and treatment protocols for acute altitude illness

Wednesday 26 February 2025, 12:45 AM