Summary:
Chikungunya and dengue are the two most rapidly
spreading mosquito-borne viral infections of global public
health concern. Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh and here
chikungunya is anemerging infection. Because of the
spacio-temporal relationship between chikungunya virus
and dengue virus, their co-existence and concurrent outbreaks
are not unlikely. Here, we report two cases of
chikungunya-dengue co-infections occurring among young
Bangladeshi patients. Such co-infectionsneed special
attention because pain management of chikungunyamay
have adverse implications on patients with concurrent
dengue infection.
Key words: Bangladesh, chikungunya, co-infection,
dengue, sequential infection.
(J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2019; 37: 86-88)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/jbcps.v37i2.40566