Patterns of Dengue Incidence Before, During, and After the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic in Taiwan
Journal
COVID-19: Impacts on Health and Health Systems
Start Page
49-60
ISBN
9783031902543
9783031902550
Date Issued
2025
Author(s)
Abstract
Because infectious diseases transmission is complex and influenced by multiple factors, the dynamics of emerging and reemergingdiseases is difficult to predict. This study investigates the pattern of dengue occurrence in Taiwan by considering the relationship between disease dynamics and environmental elements. In Taiwan, the patterns of dengue outbreaks have changed over the past 120 years. First, I analyze dengue fever occurrences over the last century classified into three major periods to determine which factors potentially affect dengue outbreaks. Interestingly, changes in the patterns of dengue occurrences in Taiwan coincided with changes in the form of government (i.e., from Japanese colonialism to Kuomintang authoritarian military rule to multiparty democracy). Subsequently, I compared the incidence of dengue outbreaks before, during, and after the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic in Taiwan. Moreover, meteorological factors associated with dengue transmission were examined in Tainan city, one of the dengue hot spots in Taiwan. Finally, I reviewed the current intervention policy for dengue outbreaks in Taiwan. The changes in the patterns of dengue incidence in Taiwan reflect the interplay among different factors on multiple levels.
Subjects
Border control
COVID-19 pandemic
Disease transmission
Human mobility
Mosquito density
Southeast Asia
SDGs
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland
Type
book part