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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on the Global Response to Infectious Diseases, General

Outbreaks of mosquito-borne infectious diseases such as Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, etc. are expected to increase in risk and severity under lockdown conditions. A preprint study modeling this phenomenon found that a partial lockdown, which allows for continued operations of essential services and limited mobility, had worse results than a full lockdown. It cites the increased probability of infected mosquito bites from increased local population density and reduced mobility as the main factor for the observed increase in outbreaks.

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Updated 2020-08-25

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences