Three Scandinavian countries did not see the same increase in foetal situs inversus observed in China during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Three Scandinavian countries did not see the same increase in foetal situs inversus observed in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Ludvigsson, Jonas F; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Juliusson, Petur B; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo; Urhøj, Stine Kjær; Stephansson, Olof.
In: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), Vol. 113, No. 4, 2024, p. 751-752.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Three Scandinavian countries did not see the same increase in foetal situs inversus observed in China during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Ludvigsson, Jonas F
AU - Håberg, Siri Eldevik
AU - Juliusson, Petur B
AU - Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo
AU - Urhøj, Stine Kjær
AU - Stephansson, Olof
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In late 2023, the New England Journal of Medicine published a paper by Wang et al. that noted a substantial increase in foetal situs inversus cases in two Chinese regions earlier that year.1 Foetal situs inversus is a rare congenital condition with a mirror image of inner organs, compared to normal organ development. Wang et al. included situs inversus totalis, with dextrocardia, and partial situs inversus, with levocardia, in their outcome definition. Their study reported a four-fold increase in situs inversus during the first 7 months of 2023 compared to the mean annual incidence in 2014–2022.1 This increase coincided with China lifting its zero COVID-19 policy from December 2022 to February 2023.1 This policy had focused on control and maximum suppression and involved finding, testing, tracing, isolating and supporting. It is estimated that 82% of the Chinese population had COVID-19 during this latter three-month period (percentage based on self-reported data).
AB - In late 2023, the New England Journal of Medicine published a paper by Wang et al. that noted a substantial increase in foetal situs inversus cases in two Chinese regions earlier that year.1 Foetal situs inversus is a rare congenital condition with a mirror image of inner organs, compared to normal organ development. Wang et al. included situs inversus totalis, with dextrocardia, and partial situs inversus, with levocardia, in their outcome definition. Their study reported a four-fold increase in situs inversus during the first 7 months of 2023 compared to the mean annual incidence in 2014–2022.1 This increase coincided with China lifting its zero COVID-19 policy from December 2022 to February 2023.1 This policy had focused on control and maximum suppression and involved finding, testing, tracing, isolating and supporting. It is estimated that 82% of the Chinese population had COVID-19 during this latter three-month period (percentage based on self-reported data).
U2 - 10.1111/apa.17141
DO - 10.1111/apa.17141
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38308485
VL - 113
SP - 751
EP - 752
JO - Acta Paediatrica
JF - Acta Paediatrica
SN - 0803-5253
IS - 4
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