Changing Patterns of Infectious Diseases Among Hospitalized Children in Hokkaido, Japan, in the Post-COVID-19 Era, July 2019 to June 2022.
Yuya FukudaAtsuo TogashiSatoshi HirakawaMasaki YamamotoShinobu FukumuraTomohiro NawaSaho HonjoJun KunizakiKouhei NishinoToju TanakaToshitaka KizawaDai YamamotoRyoh TakeuchiYuta SasaokaMasayoshi KikuchiTakuro ItoKazushige NagaiHirofumi AsakuraKatsumasa KudouMasaki YoshidaTakeshi NishidaTakeshi TsugawaPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2023)
The incidence patterns of various infectious diseases in Japan have changed markedly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to the present. The epidemic pattern in the post-COVID-19 era is unpredictable and will require continued careful surveillance.