@article{fdi:010079786, title = {{T}he {COVID}-19 pandemic should not jeopardize dengue control}, author = {{O}live, {M}arie-marie and {B}aldet, {T}. and {D}evillers, {J}. and {F}ite, {J}. and {P}aty, {M}. {C}. and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {Q}uenel, {P}. and {Q}uillery, {E}. and {R}aude, {J}. and {S}tahl, {J}. {P}. and {T}hiann-{B}o-{M}orel, {M}. and {R}oiz, {D}avid}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he concurrent circulation of dengue and coronavirus disease 2019 ({COVID}-19) may produce many unfavourable outcomes-such as co-infections; delays in diagnosis, treatment, and mitigation measures; overwhelming of the healthcare system; underreporting of cases; deterioration in surveillance and control interventions; and exacerbation of social inequalities. {I}ndeed, lockdown is greatly compromising the effectiveness of vector control, especially social mobilization campaigns and preventive insecticide spraying in private spaces (indoor and peridomestic spraying). {T}hus, failure to appropriately implement the full range of vector control interventions can lead to a reduction in their overall effectiveness and an increasing risk of vector-borne diseases circulating. {C}onsequently, the health community and policy makers should develop proactive policies and allocate adequate resources to prevent and manage the resurgence of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the new era of {COVID}-19.}, keywords = {{AMERIQUE} {LATINE} ; {FRANCE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {BRESIL} ; {REUNION} ; {MAYOTTE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{PL}o{S} {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases}, volume = {14}, numero = {9}, pages = {e0008716 [7 p.]}, ISSN = {1935-2735}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0008716}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079786}, }