Epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 travel-associated cases in Vojvodina, Serbia, during 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently the biggest public health problem worldwide. Intensive international travel and tourism have greatly contributed to its rapid global spreading. This study is the first comprehensive analysis of the epidemiological characteristics and clinical outcomes...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-12, Vol.16 (12), p.e0261840-e0261840
Main Authors: Pustahija, Tatjana, Ristić, Mioljub, Medić, Snežana, Vuković, Vladimir, Štrbac, Mirjana, Rajčević, Smiljana, Patić, Aleksandra, Petrović, Vladimir
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Aged
Anosmia
Asymptomatic
Bacterial pneumonia
Biology and life sciences
Care and treatment
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - transmission
COVID-19 - virology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Development and progression
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Disease transmission
Economic aspects
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
Health surveillance
Humans
Hypertension
Laboratories
Male
Management
Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Men
Middle Aged
Olfaction disorders
Pandemics
Passenger screening
Patients
People and Places
Pneumonia
Public health
Quarantine
Questionnaires
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk factors
SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity
Serbia - epidemiology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Signs and symptoms
State of emergency
Taste disorders
Tourism
Travel
Travel - trends
Travel restrictions
Viral diseases
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Summary:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently the biggest public health problem worldwide. Intensive international travel and tourism have greatly contributed to its rapid global spreading. This study is the first comprehensive analysis of the epidemiological characteristics and clinical outcomes of the travel-associated COVID-19 cases in Vojvodina, Serbia, from March 6 to December 31, 2020 and it concerns permanent residents of Serbia. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the dedicated surveillance database of the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina. Overall, 650 travel-associated COVID-19 cases were recorded in Vojvodina during the observed period, mainly imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by Austria and Germany (N = 195, 30%; N = 79, 12.15% and N = 75, 11.54%, respectively). The majority of cases were in the working-age groups, 18-44 and 45-64 years (56.46% and 34.15%, respectively). Overall, 54 (8.31%) patients developed pneumonia. In comparison to patients without pneumonia, those with pneumonia were older (mean age = 55.39 years vs. 41.34 years, p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0261840