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

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

Niriella, M.A.; Ediriweera, D.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Premaratna, B.A.H.R.; Jayasinghe, S.; de Silva, H.J.
URI: http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/22179
Citation: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2021; 115(9):944-946
Date: 2021

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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. KEYWORDS: COVID-19; dengue fever; leptospirosis; pandemic; tropical infections.

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