학술논문
Country-specific lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on tuberculosis control: a global study
Document Type
other
Author
Migliori, Giovanni Battista; Thong, Pei Min; Alffenaar, Jan-Willem; Denholm, Justin; Tadolini, Marina; Alyaquobi, Fatma; Al-Abri, Seif; Blanc, François-Xavier; Buonsenso, Danilo; Chakaya, Jeremiah; Cho, Jin-Gun; Codecasa, Luigi Ruffo; Danila, Edvardas; Duarte, Raquel; Dukpa, Rada; García-García, José-María; Gualano, Gina; Kurhasani, Xhevat; Manika, Katerina; Mello, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz; Pahl, Kristin; Rendon, Adrian; Sotgiu, Giovanni; Souleymane, Mahamadou Bassirou; Thomas, Tania A.; Tiberi, Simon; Kunst, Heinke; Udwadia, Zarir F.; Goletti, Delia; Centis, Rosella; D’Ambrosio, Lia; Silva, Denise Rossato
Source
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia. January 2022 48(2)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1806-3713
Abstract
The objective of this study was to describe country-specific lockdown measures and tuberculosis indicators collected during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on lockdown/social restrictions (compulsory face masks and hand hygiene; international and local travel restrictions; restrictions to family visits, and school closures) were collected from 24 countries spanning five continents. The majority of the countries implemented multiple lockdowns with partial or full reopening. There was an overall decrease in active tuberculosis, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and latent tuberculosis cases. Although national lockdowns were effective in containing COVID-19 cases, several indicators of tuberculosis were affected during the pandemic.