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Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Used to Control COVID-19 Reduced Seasonal Influenza Transmission in China.
Lei, Hao; Xu, Modi; Wang, Xiao; Xie, Yu; Du, Xiangjun; Chen, Tao; Yang, Lei; Wang, Dayan; Shu, Yuelong.
  • Lei H; School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
  • Xu M; School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Wang X; School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Xie Y; School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Du X; School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Chen T; National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health Commission, Beijing, China.
  • Yang L; National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health Commission, Beijing, China.
  • Wang D; National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Health Commission, Beijing, China.
  • Shu Y; School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
J Infect Dis ; 222(11): 1780-1783, 2020 11 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-967699
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To suppress the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese government has implemented nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Because COVID-19 and influenza have similar means of transmission, NPIs targeting COVID-19 may also affect influenza transmission. In this study, the extent to which NPIs targeting COVID-19 have affected seasonal influenza transmission was explored. Indicators of seasonal influenza activity in the epidemiological year 2019-2020 were compared with those in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. The incidence rate of seasonal influenza reduced by 64% in 2019-2020 (P < .001). These findings suggest that NPIs aimed at controlling COVID-19 significantly reduced seasonal influenza transmission in China.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Influenza, Human / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Infect Dis Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Infdis

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Influenza, Human / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Infect Dis Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Infdis