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ArticleVirology journal2023

Trajectory of confirmed cases and deaths: fourth wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Myanmar.

Ye Minn Htun, Thinzar Aung, Myo Su Kyi, Nyan Htet Shan, Zin Thu Winn, Kaung Si Thu, Nyan Lin Maung, Tun Tun Win, Kyaw Myo Tun

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Article in Virology journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ye Minn HtunDepartment of Prevention and Research Development of Hepatitis, AIDS and Other Viral Diseases, Health and Disease Control Unit, Nay Pyi Taw, 15011, Myanmar. dryeminnhtun85@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9706-9834
Thinzar AungDepartment of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.ORCID 0000-0002-4468-8930
Myo Su KyiDepartment of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.ORCID 0000-0001-6968-5456
Nyan Htet ShanOutpatient Department, No. 1 Military Hospital (500 Bedded), Meiktila, Mandalay, Myanmar.ORCID 0000-0003-3122-9310
Zin Thu WinnDepartment of Prevention and Research Development of Hepatitis, AIDS and Other Viral Diseases, Health and Disease Control Unit, Nay Pyi Taw, 15011, Myanmar.ORCID 0000-0002-6443-5623
Kaung Si ThuDepartment of Prevention and Research Development of Hepatitis, AIDS and Other Viral Diseases, Health and Disease Control Unit, Nay Pyi Taw, 15011, Myanmar.ORCID 0000-0001-6857-6426
Nyan Lin MaungDepartment of Research and Development, Defence Services Medical School, Hmawbi, Yangon, Myanmar.ORCID 0000-0001-5366-145X
Tun Tun WinDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Defence Services Medical Academy, Mingaladon, Yangon, Myanmar.ORCID 0000-0001-9353-9766
Kyaw Myo TunDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Defence Services Medical Academy, Mingaladon, Yangon, Myanmar.ORCID 0000-0003-1211-1034
Ministry of Health and Sports · MMMyanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit · MMNational Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has affected day-to-day life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health. Many countries performed mitigation measures to contain the disease spread and break the exponential curve. Omicron had already become a dominant variant in Myanmar and then, the fourth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic started on 28th January 2022. Myanmar performed the main community mitigation measures such as strict quarantine for the people who came back from foreign countries, expansion of testing capacity, enforcement of non-pharmaceutical interventions, and improvement of COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Although decreasing the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, Myanmar is facing the challenges such as human resource shortages in the health sector, community trust for vaccine safety, and inequitable vaccine demand. This communication intends to give insights on what should be considered as the proper mitigation measures to contain the disease spread through the community and as the challenges that occur in implementing public health and social measures.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHumansMyanmarPandemicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19Fourth waveMitigation measuresPublic healthVaccination

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PMID36611194
PMCPMC9825123
OpenAlexW4313682023

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