Successful interruption of seasonal influenza transmission under the COVID-19 rapid response in Zhejiang Province, China.
Public Health
; 189: 123-125, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-880591
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) introduced to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) also interrupted the transmission of influenza. STUDYDESIGN:
This is a descriptive epidemiological study.METHODS:
Data on changes in the number of reported influenza cases, number of influenza-like illness (ILI) visits, ILI percentage and influenza virus positivity were compared between the first 18 weeks of 2020 and the same period of 2019.RESULTS:
The changes in the weekly average number of influenza cases were statistically significant between 2020 and 2019 (-4319 vs -525 per week; P < 0.05). The slopes of regression lines for the number of ILI visits were also statistically significant between 2020 and 2019 (-911 vs -98 per week; P < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
This study found that the prevalence of influenza was substantially decreased when NPIs were implemented for the containment of COVID-19.Keywords
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Infection Control
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Disease Transmission, Infectious
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Influenza, Human
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.puhe.2020.10.011
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