Internet searching on the head louse in the UK since the COVID ‐19 pandemic

Autor: Mark David Walker, Mihály Sulyok
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Pediatric Dermatology. 40:96-99
ISSN: 1525-1470
0736-8046
Popis: Wide-ranging restrictions on social and educational activities were imposed in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These likely influenced the population dynamics of the head louse. Close physical contact between human hosts is required for transmission of this ectoparasite.Pre- and post-pandemic internet interest in the head louse in the UK was compared using Google Trends data from March 2017 to March 2022 and modeling using the Meta Prophet package. The influence of school holidays and school attendance was also investigated.There was a sharp decline in internet searching of the term "head louse" from March 2020 onwards coinciding with COVID-19 restrictions, and a large difference between pre- and post-pandemic search volumes. No influence of school holidays or attendance on internet searching on the head louse was found.The results suggest pandemic restrictions have had a large effect on head louse incidence.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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