Beware of atypical epidemiological changes of infectious diseases / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

The disease surveillance found that non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to prevent and control corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) also significantly affected the epidemiology of other infectious diseases.With the withdrawal of NPIs, the World Health Organization and other organizations have notified outbreaks of different infectious diseases.Compared with the epidemiology of these diseases before the COVID-19 pandemic, the outbreaks presented a number of atypical characteristics.The health workers should know and beware of these unusual changes to adjust strategies for diagnosis and treatment in time for the people′s health.