Hossain Mohammad Sorowar
Department of Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
School of Environment and Life Science, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Trop Med Health. 2022 Mar 24;50(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s41182-022-00417-4.
Human mobility, particularly during certain festivals in rapidly growing megacities in low- and middle-income countries, has critical implications in infectious diseases surveillance and preparedness. In this perspective, we present the interesting case of Dhaka megacity, the capital of Bangladesh with a population of over 20 million. In recent times, three massive infectious disease outbreaks in Dhaka (chikungunya, dengue and COVID-19) coincided with Muslim religious Eid festivals. From a public health standpoint, it is very important to share this information with the international community to fight against emerging infectious diseases around the world.
人员流动，尤其是在低收入和中等收入国家快速发展的特大城市的某些节日期间，对传染病监测和防范具有至关重要的影响。从这一角度出发，我们介绍孟加拉国首都达卡这座拥有超过2000万人口的特大城市的有趣案例。近年来，达卡发生的三次大规模传染病疫情（基孔肯雅热、登革热和新冠肺炎）都与穆斯林宗教节日 Eid 节重合。从公共卫生的角度来看，与国际社会分享这一信息对于抗击全球新兴传染病非常重要。
