Fighting Dengue Fever in the Time of COVID-19 - IFRC

Author(s)
Gandarillas, F.
Publication language
English
Pages
1pp
Date published
13 Aug 2020
Type
Blogs
Keywords
Local capacity, COVID-19, Epidemics & pandemics, Health, System-wide performance
Countries
Paraguay
Organisations
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Link
https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/2020/08/13/fighting-dengue-fever-time-covid-19/

An online news story discussing the challenges in dealing with dengue fever outbreaks in Paraguary, whilst in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Paraguay has the third highest incidence of dengue fever in the region and this is the third year in a row where there has been an intense outbreak of the disease. In 2020, the country has had the highest number of cases in its history (over 220,000 cases) and 73 people have died. 

Authors: 
Gandarillas, F.