Diagnoses of syphilis and HIV infection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
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In a recent article, Latini et al 1 described a decline in reported cases of STIs, particularly syphilis, during the spring 2020 lockdown in Rome. Similarly, in Madrid, the number of diagnosed STIs decreased during the first semester of 2020 compared with the same period of 2019.2 The authors suggested that a possible driver for the reduction could be COVID-19 related social distancing interventions. In Taiwan, the health authority implemented several control interventions in response to the outbreak, particularly mask wearing and hand hygiene. …
[1] M. Díaz-Menéndez,et al. Social distancing to combat COVID-19 led to a marked decrease in food-borne infections and sexually transmitted diseases in Spain , 2020, Journal of travel medicine.
[2] M. G. Dona',et al. Is COVID-19 affecting the epidemiology of STIs? The experience of syphilis in Rome , 2020, Sexually Transmitted Infections.