Reduced spread of influenza and other respiratory viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Puerto Rico.
PLoS One
; 17(4): e0266095, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1817480
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Impacts of COVID-19 mitigation measures on seasonal respiratory viruses is unknown in sub-tropical climates.METHODS:
We compared weekly testing and test-positivity of respiratory infections in the 2019-2020 respiratory season to the 2012-2018 seasons in southern Puerto Rico using Wilcoxon signed rank tests.RESULTS:
Compared to the average for the 2012-2018 seasons, test-positivity was significantly lower for Influenza A (p<0.001) & B (p<0.001), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (p<0.01), respiratory adenovirus (AdV) (p<0.05), and other respiratory viruses (p<0.001) following March 2020 COVID-19 stay at home orders.CONCLUSIONS:
Mitigation measures and behavioral social distancing choices may have reduced respiratory viral spread in southern Puerto Rico.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Viruses
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
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Influenza, Human
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
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Puerto Rico
Language:
English
Journal:
PLoS One
Journal subject:
Science
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Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Journal.pone.0266095
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