ArticleJournal of travel medicine2021
Decreased dengue transmission in migrant worker populations in Singapore attributable to SARS-CoV-2 quarantine measures.
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- Effects of COVID-19 Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Dengue Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of human mobility on the spread of Dengue in the region of Caldas, Colombia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Singapore's 5 decades of dengue prevention and control-Implications for global dengue control.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Features of the urban environment associated with Aedes aegypti abundance in high-rise public apartments in Singapore: An environmental case-control study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Forecasting upper respiratory tract infection burden using high-dimensional time series data and forecast combinations.PLoS computational biology · 2023Article
- Effects of different levels of non-pharmaceutical interventions on hand, foot and mouth disease in Guangzhou, China.BMC public health · 2022Article
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- Dengue outbreaks in the COVID-19 era: Alarm raised for Asia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Economic impact of dengue in Singapore from 2010 to 2020 and the cost-effectiveness of Wolbachia interventions.PLOS global public health · 2021Article
- Health of International Migrant Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in public healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWe examined the impact of SARS-CoV-2 social distancing and quarantine policies on dengue transmission in the general and migrant worker populations in Singapore.
methodsWe utilized all nationally reported dengue cases in the general and migrant worker populations from 1 January 2013 to 31 May 2020. A difference-in-difference identification strategy was used to determine the effects of social distancing and quarantine policies on reported dengue case counts over time, whilst controlling for weather patterns, seasonality, age and population size.
resultsA reduction of 4.8 dengue cases per age band among migrant workers was attributable to quarantine policies, corresponding to a total reduction of around 432 reported dengue cases over 10 weeks. In the general working population, an increase of 14.5 dengue cases per age band was observed, which corresponds to a total increase of around 1450 reported dengue cases in the same time period. There is an expected relative risk reduction in dengue transmission for the migrant worker population at 0.635 due to quarantine policy and a relative risk increase for the general working population due to social distancing policies at 0.685.
conclusionsMigrant workers experienced a reduced risk of dengue when they were confined to their dormitories as part of the COVID-19 social distancing measures. Our study highlights the vulnerability of migrant workers under normal working conditions.
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