Pneumonia, influenza, and dengue cases decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

• Published in: Tropical Medicine and Health
• Main Authors: Rapeepun Prasertbun, Hirotake Mori, Aongart Mahittikorn, Sukhontha Siri, Toshio Naito
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: COVID-19; Pneumonia; Influenza; Dengue; Thailand; Asia; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00419-2; https://doaj.org/article/ff5651fb42604e6dae9c75498a288b2e

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected all healthcare systems worldwide. Effective COVID-19 preventive measures, including wearing a mask, hand washing, avoiding the “Three Cs”, and city lockdowns, could decrease other infectious diseases. The case numbers of the major infectious diseases in Thailand were investigated (pneumonia, influenza, and dengue fever) during the COVID-19 pandemic using Thailand government national data sources from 2018 to August 2021. Pneumonia, influenza, and dengue fever cases decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to respiratory tract infections, COVID-19 preventive measures could decrease dengue fever cases.