Fig 1.
Dengue IRR (95% CI) (2020 versus 2015–2019 average) in the context of incidence of COVID-19 (per 100,000 population) in 2020 for Australia, China (Mainland), Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
ArcGIS software (version: 10.8) was used to create the map. All digital boundary shapefiles are in the public domain (Thailand: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/thailand-administrative-boundaries; Vietnam: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/viet-nam-administrative-boundaries-polygon-polyline; Indonesia: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/indonesia-administrative-boundary-polygons-lines-and-places-levels-0-4b; China (Mainland): https://data.humdata.org/dataset/china-administrative-boundaries; and Australia: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026/access-and-downloads/digital-boundary-files). CI, confidence interval; COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019; IRR, incidence rate ratio.
Fig 2.
Reported monthly case numbers of dengue in Australia, China (Mainland), Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam for 2015–2019 average, and in 2020, shown against monthly cases of COVID-19 in 2020.
COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019.