Reduced dengue incidence during the Covid-19 movement restrictions in Sri Lanka from March 2020 to April 2021
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15355072 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sinnathamby N Surendran (0000-0002-7861-2037, University of Jaffna, corresponding author), Nagulan Ratnarajah (0000-0003-1758-9969, University of Vavuniya), R Nagulan, Kokila Sivabalakrishnan (0000-0001-8682-063X, University of Jaffna), Sivasingham Arthiyan (0000-0001-6545-9734, University of Jaffna), Annathurai Tharsan (University of Jaffna), Tibutius T P Jayadas (0000-0003-3041-7280, University of Jaffna), S Raveendran (0000-0002-2971-9620), T Kumanan (0000-0001-5735-4713, University of Jaffna), Ranjan Ramasamy (0000-0003-0246-7053, University of Jaffna) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 388-388 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-022-12726-8 |
| PMID | 35209890 |
| OpenAlex | W4214735553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
Public health measures that restricted movement of people, closed schools, universities and offices to contain COVID-19 transmission unexpectedly led to a significant reduction in the reported numbers of dengue cases in Sri Lanka. This contrasts with findings reported from Singapore. The differences between the two tropical islands have significant implications for the epidemiology of dengue. Reduced access to blood meals and lower vector densities, particularly of Ae. aegypti, resulting from the restrictions on movement of people, are suggested to have contributed to the lower dengue incidence in Sri Lanka
Aedes · Biostatistics · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Dengue fever · Dengue virus · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Incidence (geometry · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Public health · Sri lanka · Transmission (telecommunications · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Viral Infections and Vectors · Epidemiology · Virology
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |