Pneumonia, influenza, and dengue cases decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
Issued Date
2022-12-01
Resource Type
ISSN
13488945
eISSN
13494147
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85127228619
Journal Title
Tropical Medicine and Health
Volume
50
Issue
1
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Tropical Medicine and Health Vol.50 No.1 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Prasertbun R., Mori H., Mahittikorn A., Siri S., Naito T. Pneumonia, influenza, and dengue cases decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. Tropical Medicine and Health Vol.50 No.1 (2022). doi:10.1186/s41182-022-00419-2 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/85331
Title
Pneumonia, influenza, and dengue cases decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected all healthcare systems worldwide. Effective COVID-19 preventive measures, including wearing a mask, hand washing, avoiding the “Three Cs”, and city lockdowns, could decrease other infectious diseases. The case numbers of the major infectious diseases in Thailand were investigated (pneumonia, influenza, and dengue fever) during the COVID-19 pandemic using Thailand government national data sources from 2018 to August 2021. Pneumonia, influenza, and dengue fever cases decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to respiratory tract infections, COVID-19 preventive measures could decrease dengue fever cases.