Dengue exposure may provide some COVID-19 immunity, researchers say

Exposure to the mosquito-borne illness dengue fever may provide some immunity against COVID-19, Reuters reported Monday, citing a new study. The not-yet-published study analyzed the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil and found a link between the spread of the virus and past outbreaks of dengue fever, according to the newswire. The study led by Miquel Nicolelis, a professor at Duke University, reportedly compared geographic distribution of…