Pneumonia, influenza, and dengue cases decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.
Rapeepun PrasertbunHirotake MoriAongart MahittikornSukhontha SiriToshio NaitoPublished in: Tropical medicine and health (2022)
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.
Keyphrases
- infectious diseases
- coronavirus disease
- zika virus
- aedes aegypti
- dengue virus
- respiratory tract
- healthcare
- sars cov
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- electronic health record
- respiratory failure
- community acquired pneumonia
- quality improvement
- artificial intelligence
- mass spectrometry
- health information
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- positive airway pressure