In the near future, the overlap of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and dengue epidemics is a concrete threat in tropical regions. Co-epidemics of COVID-19 and dengue could be an overwhelming challenge for health systems in low- and middle-income countries. In this work, we investigated potential serological cross-reactions between COVID-19 and dengue patients. Among 32 COVID-19 positive sera, no positive Dengue virus (DENV) IgG/IgM results were observed. On the other hand, one false-positive result was observed among 44 DENV-positive sera tested for COVID-19 antibodies with each of the two rapid tests used. Further data on accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic test are urgently warranted.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, antibodies, SARS-CoV-2, Dengue, 【초록키워드】 Coronavirus disease 2019, Epidemics, diagnostic, virus, Rapid test, Accuracy, sera, COVID-19 antibody, health system, overlap, positive, regions, tropical, tested, investigated, dengue patients, false-positive result, serological cross-reaction, 【제목키워드】 risk, cross-reactivity, serological,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, antibodies, SARS-CoV-2, Dengue, 【초록키워드】 Coronavirus disease 2019, Epidemics, diagnostic, virus, Rapid test, Accuracy, sera, COVID-19 antibody, health system, overlap, positive, regions, tropical, tested, investigated, dengue patients, false-positive result, serological cross-reaction, 【제목키워드】 risk, cross-reactivity, serological,