The impact of COVID-19 followed by extreme flooding on vector borne diseases in Pakistan: A mini narrative review. (January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rahmat, Zainab Syyeda; Sadiq, Mahnoor; Vohra, Laiba Imran; Ullah, Hamid; Essar, Mohammad Yasir
• Is Part Of: New microbes and new infections. Volume 51(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Subjects: Chikungunya -- COVID-19 -- dengue -- malaria -- Pakistan -- vector-borne diseases; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2022.101075
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-2975

Abstract

Abstract: While the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread havoc across the world, countries like Pakistan are faced with another challenge: the steady rise of vector borne diseases alongside a spike in COVID-19 cases. Moreover, signs and clinical manifestations of multiple arbovirus infections mimic those experienced in COVID-19, causing further complications in management and diagnosis. Without urgent adequate management and testing equipment, the recent surge of COVID-19 along with the steady rise in Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) could collapse the exhausted Pakistani healthcare system. This article explores the impact of COVID-19 on the management, diagnosis, and treatment of the common arbovirus infections of Pakistan, including dengue (DENV), malaria, chikungunya (CHIKV), and other foreign infections that are on a hazardous rise.