Country-specific lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on tuberculosis control: a global study.

Giovanni Battista Migliori, Pei Min Thong, Jan-Willem Alffenaar, Justin Denholm, Marina Tadolini, Fatma Alyaquobi, Seif Al-Abri, François-Xavier Blanc, Danilo Buonsenso, Chakaya Muhwa, Jin-Gun Cho, Luigi Ruffo Codecasa, Edvardas Danila, Raquel Duarte, Rada Dukpa, José-María García-García, Gina Gualano, Xhevat Kurhasani, Katerina Manika, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz MelloKristin Pahl, Adrian Rendon, Giovanni Sotgiu, Mahamadou Bassirou Souleymane, Tania A Thomas, Simon Tiberi, Heinke Kunst, Zarir F Udwadia, Delia Goletti, Rosella Centis, Lia D'Ambrosio, Denise Rossato Silva

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe country-specific lockdown measures and tuberculosis indicators collected during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on lockdown/social restrictions (compulsory face masks and hand hygiene; international and local travel restrictions; restrictions to family visits, and school closures) were collected from 24 countries spanning five continents. The majority of the countries implemented multiple lockdowns with partial or full reopening. There was an overall decrease in active tuberculosis, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and latent tuberculosis cases. Although national lockdowns were effective in containing COVID-19 cases, several indicators of tuberculosis were affected during the pandemic.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere20220087
Pages (from-to)e20220087
JournalJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2022

Keywords

  • Communicable disease control
  • COVID-19
  • Global health
  • Health policy
  • Physical distancing
  • Tuberculosis

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