Megacity-centric mass mobility during Eid holidays: a unique concern for infectious disease transmission in Bangladesh

• Published in: Tropical Medicine and Health
• Main Author: Mohammad Sorowar Hossain
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00417-4; https://doaj.org/article/88dbbc4be1a94eb28ad1159b49df5ad3

Abstract Human mobility, particularly during certain festivals in rapidly growing megacities in low- and middle-income countries, has critical implications in infectious diseases surveillance and preparedness. In this perspective, we present the interesting case of Dhaka megacity, the capital of Bangladesh with a population of over 20 million. In recent times, three massive infectious disease outbreaks in Dhaka (chikungunya, dengue and COVID-19) coincided with Muslim religious Eid festivals. From a public health standpoint, it is very important to share this information with the international community to fight against emerging infectious diseases around the world.