Dengue hasn’t gone away – Dengue fever in Thailand 2022, and how to avoid it

Covid-19, and the controls taken to limit its spread, have clearly disrupted essential health services and other disease control programs worldwide – school closures, lockdowns, curfews and social restrictions, hoping to limit the spread of Covid-19. But those enforced changes have also resulted in the transmission of other infectious diseases, including dengue fever.

Despite dropping off the radar in the past 2 years, both in public interest and in actual cases, dengue is now making a comeback in places like Thailand.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that has continued to pose a significant public health challenge, and has been a feature of public health policy in south east Asian countries. A recent study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases identified a significant decline in yearly dengue cases, notably in 2020, the first year of Covid-19. GlobalData…