Unprecedented dengue outbreak in Taiwan following COVID-19

Nan-Chang Chiu; Hsin Chi; Shun-Long Weng; Chien-Yu Lin

doi:10.1093/jtm/taae015

Unprecedented dengue outbreak in Taiwan following COVID-19

J Travel Med. 2024 Mar 1;31(2):taae015. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae015.

Authors

Nan-Chang Chiu^{1

2}, Hsin Chi^{1

2}, Shun-Long Weng^{2

3

4}, Chien-Yu Lin^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Department of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hsinchu Municipal MacKay Children's Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hsinchu MacKay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Abstract

Present study reports an unprecedented dengue outbreak in Taiwan post-COVID-19. Interrupted time series analysis reveals a significant surge after easing restrictions, emphasizing the roles of COVID-19 measures, especially travel restrictions, international transportation and climate change in the epidemic. Preventing and controlling dengue remain substantial challenges in the post-COVID-19 era.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Dengue Virus*
Dengue* / epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Taiwan / epidemiology