Indirect impact of COVID-19 on the incidence rates of vector-borne diseases in Mexico.

Autor: Cigarroa-Toledo N; Laboratory of Cell Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales 'Dr. Hideyo Noguchi', Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., Jiménez-Coello M; Laboratory of Cell Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales 'Dr. Hideyo Noguchi', Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., García-Rejón JE; Laboratory of Arbovirology, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales 'Dr. Hideyo Noguchi', Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., Chan-Pérez JI; Laboratory of Cell Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales 'Dr. Hideyo Noguchi', Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., Acosta-Viana KY; Laboratory of Cell Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales 'Dr. Hideyo Noguchi', Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., Ortega-Pacheco A; Department of Animal Health and Preventive Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., Pietri JE; University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA., Baak-Baak CM; Laboratory of Arbovirology, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales 'Dr. Hideyo Noguchi', Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Gaceta medica de Mexico [Gac Med Mex] 2022; Vol. 158 (6), pp. 349-354.
DOI: 10.24875/GMM.M22000712
Abstrakt: Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 infection spatial and temporal distribution overlaps with endemic areas of vector-borne diseases (VBD), whose surveillance in Mexico has substantially changed since the first COVID-19 confirmed case.
Objectives: To estimate and compare the incidence rates of VBDs before and after the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 in Mexico.
Methods: Retrospective study of VBD cases from 2014 to 2021. The incidence rates of each VBD in the period before (2014-2019) and after (2020-2021) the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 in Mexico were calculated and compared.
Results: Before the introduction of SARS-CoV-2, the incidence rates of VBDs were high and after the introduction of coronavirus there was a decrease in epidemiological indices; however, there was only statistically significant difference in the incidence rate of malaria (p ≤ 0.05) and other rickettsiae (p ≤ 0.05).
Conclusions: Some measures to reduce COVID-19 cases, such as social distancing, home confinement, reductions in public transport and working at home (home office), probably temporarily decreased the number of VBD cases; however, there may be a resurgence of VBDs in the near future.
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Databáze: MEDLINE