Critical Study by Government-Run Institute Finds Covid-19 Antibodies May Be Making Dengue Worse

CURRENT TIME: OCTOBER 20, 2023, 9:00 ISST For the first time, a student and technology Institute (THSTI) has shown how covid 19 antibodies can interact with different dengue virus serotypes and worsen the infection. The Research has Ramifications for SARS-COV-2 Vaccine Development and Distribution Plans in Dengue-Endemic Areas.D.K writer 🙏An important study conducted by Indian researchers at the government-run Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) suggests that the Covid 19 pandemic epidemic may have contributed to a more severe clinical outcome in dengue infections.

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Covid antibodies can cross-react with the dengue virus serotype, according to the study, which has not yet been submitted for peer review. This could increase dengue infection.

Since the first big outbreak in 1996, the prevalence of dengue, a vector-borne disease that is indigenous to the nation, has increased by more than 1,312%. According to the National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVb

BDC), 303 dengue patients passed away in 2022.