Epidemiological changes of scarlet fever before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Chongqing, China: a 19-year surveillance and prediction study

• Main Authors: Rui Wu (Author), Yu Xiong (Author), Ju Wang (Author), Baisong Li (Author), Lin Yang (Author), Han Zhao (Author), Jule Yang (Author), Tao Yin (Author), Jun Sun (Author), Li Qi (Author), Jiang Long (Author), Qin Li (Author), Xiaoni Zhong (Author), Wenge Tang (Author), Yaokai Chen (Author), Kun Su (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological changes in scarlet fever before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2005-2023) and predict the incidence of the disease in 2024 and 2025 in Chongqing Municipality, Southwest China. Methods Descriptive analysis was used to s...