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ArticleViruses2023

Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 during Seven Consecutive Epidemiological Waves (2020-2022) in the North Bačka District, Serbia.

Jelena Banjac, Vladimir Vuković, Tatjana Pustahija, Nebojša Bohucki, Dragica Kovačević Berić, Snežana Medić, Vladimir Petrović, Mioljub Ristić

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jelena BanjacPublic Health Institute Subotica, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
Vladimir VukovićInstitute of Public Health of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-9561-7825
Tatjana PustahijaInstitute of Public Health of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Nebojša BohuckiPublic Health Institute Subotica, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
Dragica Kovačević BerićPublic Health Institute Subotica, 24000 Subotica, Serbia.
Snežana MedićInstitute of Public Health of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Vladimir PetrovićInstitute of Public Health of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2052-6232
Mioljub RistićInstitute of Public Health of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
University of Novi Sad · RSInstitute of Public Health of Serbia · RS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a threat to global public health. The purpose of this research was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in the North Bačka district while observing seven pandemic waves. The cross-sectional study was based on data from the COVID-19 surveillance database of the Institute for Public Health of Vojvodina during the period from March 2020 to December 2022. A total of 38,685 primary infections and 4067 reinfections caused by SARS-CoV-2 were notified. Pandemic waves caused by the Delta variant (cumulative incidence rate of 2482.37/100,000) and by the Omicron variant (cumulative incidence rate of 2994.45/100,000) emerged as significant focal points during the surveillance period. Over the course of three consecutive years (2020-2022), women were more affected (50.11%, 54.03%, and 55.68%, respectively). The highest incidence rates in age-specific categories were recorded in 2021 for the age group 40-49 (1345.32 per 10,000 inhabitants), while in 2022, they shifted towards the elderly population. Regarding vaccination status at the time of diagnosis, in 2021, around 15% of patients were vaccinated, while in 2022, the number increased to 37%. The most widely received vaccine was BBIBP-CorV (67.45%), followed by BNT162b2 (19.81%), Gam-COVID-Vac (9.31%), and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (3.42%) vaccine. The implementation of stringent public health measures and their mitigation, together with the emergence of new variants, influenced the dynamics of COVID-19 pandemic waves in the North Bačka district. Notably, throughout the study period, the working-age population was the most affected, along with females, with a mild clinical presentation dominating. Reinfections were most frequently recorded during the latter pandemic waves. Dealing with this pandemic has provided some valuable lessons for the development of future strategies in the case of a similar public health crisis.

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COVID-19AdultAgedBNT162 VaccineChAdOx1 nCoV-19COVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsReinfectionSARS-CoV-2SerbiaVaccines, InactivatedBIBP COVID-19 vaccineBNT162 VaccineChAdOx1 nCoV-19COVID-19 VaccinesVaccines, InactivatedCOVID-19epidemiological wavesreinfectionsSARS-CoV-2Serbia

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