Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has rapidly spread throughout Latin America, a region swept by multiple previous and ongoing epidemics. There are significant concerns that the arrival of COVID‐19 is currently overlapping with other viruses, particularly dengue, in various endo‐epidemic regions across South America. In this report, we analyzed trends for both viral infections in Colombia during the first 20 epidemiological weeks (EWs) of 2020. From 1st January to 16th May 2020 (EWs, 1‐20), a total of 52 679 cases of dengue and 14 943 cases of COVID‐19 have been confirmed in Colombia. As both conditions may potentially lead to fatal outcomes, especially in patients with chronic co‐morbidities, overlapping infections, and co‐occurrence may increase the number of patients requiring intensive care and mechanical ventilation. In regions, such as Valle del Cauca, intensified preparation for such scenarios should be pondered, and further studies should be performed to address this critical issue in a timely matter.

中文翻译：

---

登革热和 COVID-19，重叠流行病？来自哥伦比亚的分析。

由严重急性呼吸系统综合症冠状病毒 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 引起的 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 已迅速蔓延到整个拉丁美洲，该地区曾遭受过多种先前和持续的流行病。令人担忧的是，COVID-19 的到来目前与南美洲各个内源性流行地区的其他病毒（尤其是登革热）重叠。在本报告中，我们分析了 2020 年前 20 个流行病学周（EW）期间哥伦比亚两种病毒感染的趋势。从 2020 年 1 月 1 日至 5 月 16 日（EW，1-20），共有 52 679 例登革热和 14哥伦比亚已确认 943 例 COVID-19 病例。由于这两种情况都可能导致致命的结果，特别是在患有慢性合并症、重叠感染的患者中，并且同时发生可能会增加需要重症监护和机械通气的患者数量。在 Valle del Cauca 等地区，应考虑加强对此类情况的准备，并应进行进一步研究以及时解决这一关键问题。