Rift valley fever and COVID-19 outbreak in Kenya: A double whammy

Rift Valley fever during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Africa: A double burden for Africa's healthcare system

“…As a result, the increased risk of highly infectious disease outbreaks, such as RVF during the COVID‐19 pandemic, is significant and expresses a concern among specialists. 25 …”

“…As such, there is a crucial demand for evidence‐based data, with an emphasis on epidemiological studies and protocols in multiple regions as well as further studies on RVF in the context of the SARS‐CoV‐2 global pandemic. 1 , 25 , 26 …”

“…In this context, we recommend adopting an intersectional approach between different disciplines, including partnerships joining experts on animal and environmental health with local, national, and international healthcare workers in at‐risk regions. 1 , 25 An interdisciplinary approach is imperative to minimize damages to public health, society, and economy, to prevent infections in animals and humans, and to contribute to a sustainable recovery from the unprecedented global health crisis that is the COVID‐19 pandemic. 28…”

Mathematical modelling for the transmission dynamics of Rift Valley fever virus with human host

“…There is much previous research that studied critically the transmission dynamics and contagiousness of this disease in different countries alongside its evolution, most especially recently where its dynamics are considered with the COVID-19 outbreak. The analysis of different ways COVID-19 has contributed to the increase in RVF cases and how it has impacted the interventions allocated to the disease comparing it with the status of the disease before the pandemic has been studied [13,14]. Study in [15] assessed the effectiveness of surveillance and control measures against RVF in Mayotte and in the continental EU using mathematical models.…”

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Turkey amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; a debacle for the healthcare system of Turkey

“…3 COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020. 6 The first human case of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was detected in Turkey on March 11, 2020, according to the Daily Sabah. As reported by the Health Ministry of Turkey on June 28, 2021, Turkey had had >5.4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, along 49,634 deaths from the virus.…”