Dengue and leptospirosis infection during the coronavirus 2019 outbreak in Sri Lanka. (6th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Niriella, M A; Ediriweera, D S; De Silva, A P; Premarathna, B H R; Jayasinghe, S; de Silva, H J
• Is Part Of: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Volume 115:Number 9(2021)
• Page Start: 944
• Page End: 946
• Publication Date: 2021-04-06
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- dengue fever -- leptospirosis -- pandemic -- tropical infections; Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; 616.9883
• DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab058
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0035-9203

Abstract

Abstract: A significant decrease in dengue fever cases and a contrasting increase in leptospirosis cases were reported for the second quarter of 2020 compared with 2019 in Sri Lanka. In the absence of significant environmental and weather-related differences to account for these changes in incidence, we investigated the possibility that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health, social behaviour and the restrictions imposed during the lockdown influenced the fluctuations in dengue and leptospirosis infections.