A Silver Lining? Fewer Non-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Respiratory Viruses During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.
J Infect Dis
; 224(10): 1751-1755, 2021 11 22.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1635671
ABSTRACT
Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have "flattened the curve" of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; however the effect of these interventions on other respiratory viruses is unknown. We used aggregate level case count data for 8 respiratory viruses and compared the institutional and statewide case counts before and during the period that NPIs were active. We observed a 61% decrease (incidence rate ratio, 0.39; 95% confidence interval, .37-.41; Pâ
<â
.001) in non-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 respiratory viral infections when NPIs were implemented. This finding, if further verified, should guide future public health initiatives to mitigate viral epidemics.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Infect Dis
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Infdis
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