The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on other infections differs by their route of transmission: A retrospective, observational study in Japan

Komori, Akira; Mori, Hirotake; Naito, Toshio

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2022.08.022

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“…In the pandemic, the average monthly trend increased compared with the previous period, although not significantly (267.0 packages per month, p = 0.1102) and the increasing slope of the average monthly sales observed after the start of the pandemic, suggest an increasement in sales possibly due to a higher social interaction, as the restrictions, especially lockdowns, were progressively ending (Komori et al 2022 ).…”

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COVID-19 pandemic and the consumption of self-care products for pediculosis capitis in Portugal: an interrupted time-series analysis

Almeida,

Rodrigues,

Guerreiro

et al. 2024

Parasitol Res

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This study aims to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of self-care products for pediculosis capitis management, in Portugal. A segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series (March 2020) was performed from January 2017 to August 2023 to analyze the short- and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of pediculicides and related products. Monthly rates of absolute consumption were estimated by community pharmacies’ dispensing records. Portuguese municipalities were organized into quintiles according to their purchasing power index and percentage of youth, to study the association of these social and demographic variables on the sale of these products. COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the sales of products indicated for pediculosis. Since the start of the pandemic, an absolute decrease of 21.0 thousand packages was observed in the monthly average consumption (p < 0.0001) compared to the pre-pandemic period. After this reduction, the average monthly trend increased in the pandemic period in comparison with the previous period, although not significant (267.0 packages per month, p = 0.1102). Regions with higher disposable income and more young people were associated with higher sales of these products. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a notable impact on the sales of self-care products for pediculosis capitis in Portugal, in the short term. The lockdowns and other isolation measures implemented to control the spread of the virus may have led to a decrease in the number of head lice cases, consequently resulting in a reduction in sales of products.

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COVID-19 pandemic and the consumption of self-care products for pediculosis capitis in Portugal: an interrupted time-series analysis

Almeida,

Rodrigues,

Guerreiro

et al. 2024

Parasitol Res

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“…The most useful measure was wearing a mask 28,29 , and the study's results indicated varying impacts on acute and chronic respiratory infectious diseases. Some research has demonstrated that the COVID-19 pandemic affected the number of infectious disease cases based on their mode of transmission 30,31 . However, these studies only showed a decline in some infectious diseases due to the pandemic, rather than using predictive models to explore the causes, such as the duration and intensity of the impact on different infectious diseases.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 prevention and control on tuberculosis and scarlet fever in China’s Guizhou

Zhou¹,

Chen²,

Lu³

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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China has implemented a series of long-term measures to control the spread of COVID-19, however, the effects of these measures on other chronic and acute respiratory infectious diseases remain unclear. Tuberculosis (TB) and scarlet fever (SF) serve as representatives of chronic and acute respiratory infectious diseases, respectively. In China’s Guizhou province, an area with a high prevalence of TB and SF, approximately 40,000 TB cases and hundreds of SF cases are reported annually. To assess the impact of COVID-19 prevention and control on TB and SF in Guizhou, the exponential smoothing method was employed to establish a prediction model for analyzing the influence of COVID-19 prevention and control on the number of TB and SF cases. Additionally, spatial aggregation analysis was utilized to describe spatial changes in TB and SF before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. The parameters of the TB and SF prediction models are R2 = 0.856, BIC = 10.972 and R2 = 0.714, BIC = 5.325, respectively. TB and SF cases declined rapidly at the onset of COVID-19 prevention and control measures, with the number of SF cases decreasing for about 3–6 months and the number of TB cases remaining in decline for 7 months after the 11th month. The spatial aggregation of TB and SF did not change significantly before and after the COVID-19 outbreak but exhibited a marked decrease. These findings suggest that China’s COVID-19 prevention and control measures also reduced the prevalence of TB and SF in Guizhou. These measures may have a long-term positive impact on TB, but a short-term effect on SF. Areas with high TB prevalence may continue to experience a decline due to the implementation of COVID-19 preventive measures in the future.

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“…Spain, Australia and the UK. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In China, the actual national statistics of the newly reported cases of syphilis throughout 2020 were compared to the predicted value based on the historical data from pre-pandemic years. The comparison revealed a 100.4% decrease in new syphilis during the COVID-19 outbreak in February 2020 from the forecasted level.…”

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“… de Miguel et al 2 Spain Local surveillance network in Madrid Weeks 1–26 of 2020 Weeks 1–26 of 2019 Newly reported syphilis: a 73% decline from 425 cases in 2019 to 114 cases in 2020 Public Health England 3 The U.K. National database 2020 full-year 2019 full-year Newly reported diagnoses of infectious syphilis: a 14% decrease from 2019. Niedźwiedzka-Stadnik and Zakrzewska 7 Finland National network 2020 full-year 2019 full-year, 2014–2018 year Newly diagnosed syphilis: decreased by 54.6% compared to the previous year and by 52.5% compared to the median in 2014–2018 year Komori et al 6 Japan National network 2020 full-year, 2021 full-year 2019 full-year, 2018 full-year Newly reported syphilis: 30–55% decrease from pre-pandemic years syphilis counts Bright et al 8 Australia National database January to June 2020 The same period 2019 Newly reported syphilis: 21% fewer syphilis notified than in the same period in 2019 (2296 vs 2900 cases). Increases in syphilis epidemiology during COVID-19 Maia et al 11 Brazil National database March-December 2020 The same period 2017–2019 The incidence rates of syphilis per million population: 78% mean increase nationwide (157% increase in the Southeast).…”

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A Neglected Narrative in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemiological and Clinical Impacts of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Syphilis

Liu,

Zhou,

Lan

et al. 2023

CCID

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The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed our lives. While healthcare resources were redistributed and mobilized to focus on dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, there have been unmet medical needs of patients with other diseases such as syphilis, weaving an integral but neglected component of the pandemic story. In different countries, the epidemiology of newly reported syphilis underwent diverse changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Asymptomatic cases experienced the largest decline in number. From the perspective of transmission, on one hand, the implementation of lockdown measures led to a higher degree of abstinence and sex distancing in many countries, thereby reducing the transmission of syphilis. On the other hand, vertical transmission was reported to have increased significantly during COVID-19. Meanwhile, the volume of STI clinic capacity declined, and STI staff were redeployed to facilitate the contact tracing of COVID-19. As a result, many STI centers converted traditional in-person clinical services to telemedicine and self-testing. However, syphilis testing and clinical treatment cannot fully adapt to this conversion. In syphilis diagnosis, COVID-19 infection and vaccination were reported to cause false positivity in syphilis serological tests. Diverse cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 could resemble the skin lesions in syphilis patients, requiring differential diagnosis from clinicians. As for the post-pandemic years, consequent to service interruptions and diagnosis delays, a surge in the number of confirmed cases of syphilis is expected. The COVID-19 pandemic has also been a meaningful lesson for the control and prevention of infectious diseases. The experience in combating COVID-19 has underscored the importance of maintaining a robust and wellsupported medical system for the provision of sexual health services and better healthcare equality even during eras of crisis, not least for syphilis patients.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on other infections differs by their route of transmission: A retrospective, observational study in Japan

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

COVID-19 pandemic and the consumption of self-care products for pediculosis capitis in Portugal: an interrupted time-series analysis

COVID-19 pandemic and the consumption of self-care products for pediculosis capitis in Portugal: an interrupted time-series analysis

Impact of COVID-19 prevention and control on tuberculosis and scarlet fever in China’s Guizhou

A Neglected Narrative in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemiological and Clinical Impacts of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Syphilis

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