Neglecting the neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka.
Epidemiol Health
; 44: e2022015, 2022.
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| ID: mdl-35038829
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted global health systems and affected the transmission dynamics as well as the surveillance of other infectious diseases. This study described the probable effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the surveillance and control of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka. With 8,579 reported cases and more than 800 estimated deaths, the Sri Lankan public health surveillance system documented the largest outbreak of leptospirosis in Sri Lankan history in 2020. This was the worst infectious disease outbreak Sri Lanka experienced in 2020, but it was neglected, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
COVID-19
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Leptospirose
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epidemiol Health
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Sri Lanka