Emergence of dengue virus type 4 during COVID-19 pandemic in patients admitted to a teaching hospital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mahrunissa Mahadi, Siti Norlia Othman, Najma Kori, Sharifah Azura Salleh, Zetti Zainol Rashid, Petrick Periyasamy, Nor Azila Muhammad Azami, Noraidatulakma Abdullah, Hui-min Neoh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21367/1/55912-201721-2-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21367/; https://ejournals.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/1525
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Prior to COVID-19, dengue was an important public health problem in Malaysia. Due to the movement control order imposed by the Malaysian government to curb the COVID-19 transmission, a study predicted that mosquito-borne diseases would increase during lockdown and partial lockdown seasons. Thus, thi...