Worldwide Effects of Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Tuberculosis Services, January–April 2020

Coronavirus disease has disrupted tuberculosis services globally. Data from 33 centers in 16 countries on 5 continents showed that attendance at tuberculosis centers was lower during the first 4 months of the pandemic in 2020 than for the same period in 2019. Resources are needed to ensure tuberculo...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 26; no. 11; pp. 2709 - 2712
Main Authors: Migliori, Giovanni Battista, Thong, Pei Min, Akkerman, Onno, Alffenaar, Jan-Willem, Álvarez-Navascués, Fernando, Assao-Neino, Mourtala Mohamed, Bernard, Pascale Valérie, Biala, Joshua Sorba, Blanc, François-Xavier, Bogorodskaya, Elena M., Borisov, Sergey, Buonsenso, Danilo, Calnan, Marianne, Castellotti, Paola Francesca, Centis, Rosella, Chakaya, Jeremiah Muhwa, Cho, Jin-Gun, Codecasa, Luigi Ruffo, D'Ambrosio, Lia, Denholm, Justin, Enwerem, Martin, Ferrarese, Maurizio, Galvão, Tatiana, García-Clemente, Marta, García-García, José-María, Gualano, Gina, Gullón-Blanco, José Antonio, Inwentarz, Sandra, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Kunst, Heinke, Maryandyshev, Andrei, Melazzini, Mario, de Queiroz Mello, Fernanda Carvalho, Muñoz-Torrico, Marcela, Njungfiyini, Patrick Bung, Palmero, Domingo Juan, Palmieri, Fabrizio, Piccioni, Pavilio, Piubello, Alberto, Rendon, Adrian, Sabriá, Josefina, Saporiti, Matteo, Scognamiglio, Paola, Sharma, Samridhi, Silva, Denise Rossato, Souleymane, Mahamadou Bassirou, Spanevello, Antonio, Tabernero, Eva, Tadolini, Marina, Tchangou, Michel Eke, Thornton, Alice Boi Yatta, Tiberi, Simon, Udwadia, Zarir F., Sotgiu, Giovanni, Ong, Catherine Wei Min, Goletti, Delia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.11.2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:
2019 novel coronavirus disease
Ambulatory care facilities
Betacoronavirus
Care and treatment
Continuity of care
Continuity of Patient Care - trends
coronavirus disease
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dispatch
Facilities and Services Utilization - trends
Global Health - trends
Humans
Influence
International aspects
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Safety and security measures
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Statistics
Telemedicine
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - therapy
viruses
South America
Asia
Europe
Africa
Singapore
United Kingdom > UK
Niger
Brazil
Italy
Mexico
Sierra Leone
Australia
Spain
Russia
India
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
viruses
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
health services
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
zoonoses
2019 novel coronavirus disease
coronavirus disease
TB
respiratory infections
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Summary:Coronavirus disease has disrupted tuberculosis services globally. Data from 33 centers in 16 countries on 5 continents showed that attendance at tuberculosis centers was lower during the first 4 months of the pandemic in 2020 than for the same period in 2019. Resources are needed to ensure tuberculosis care continuity during the pandemic.
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ISSN:1080-6040
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DOI:10.3201/eid2611.203163