Social distancing to combat COVID-19 led to a marked decrease in food-borne infections and sexually transmitted diseases in Spain
Rosa de Miguel Buckley, Elena Trigo, Fernando Calle, Marta Arsuaga, Marta Díaz‐Menéndez
Abstract
Data from a recent epidemiological surveillance network showed a decrease in the reported number of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and food-borne infections. We reflect on the possible drivers and consequences of a decrease in these transmittable infectious diseases linked to human contact in relation to social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Madrid (Spain).
Topics & Concepts
Social distanceMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicEpidemiologyEnvironmental health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyImmunologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakInternal medicinePathologyInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts