Study suggests dengue may provide some immunity against Covid-19
Published: Sep 21, 2020 10:09 PM | Updated: Sep 21, 2020 10:12 PM
COVID-19 | A new study that analysed the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil has found a link between the spread of the virus and past outbreaks of dengue fever that suggests exposure to the mosquito-transmitted illness may provide some level of immunity against Covid-19.
The study which has not been published is led by Miguel Nicolelis, a professor at Duke University, and was shared exclusively with Reuters. It compared the geographic distribution of coronavirus cases with the spread of dengue in 2019 and 2020...
View Comments0
Report this comment
500 characters remaining






Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
This action cannot be undone.