Dengue and leptospirosis infection during the coronavirus 2019 outbreak in Sri Lanka

M. A. Niriella; D. S. Ediriweera; A. P. De Silva; B. H.R. Premarathna; S. Jayasinghe; H. J. De Silva

doi:10.1093/trstmh/trab058

Dengue and leptospirosis infection during the coronavirus 2019 outbreak in Sri Lanka

M. A. Niriella
, D. S. Ediriweera
, A. P. De Silva
, B. H.R. Premarathna
, S. Jayasinghe
, H. J. De Silva

University of Kelaniya
University of Colombo

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	944-946
Number of pages	3
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	115
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab058
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

COVID-19
Dengue fever
Leptospirosis
Pandemic
Tropical infections

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Dengue and leptospirosis infection during the coronavirus 2019 outbreak in Sri Lanka

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