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- Title
Reduced spread of influenza and other respiratory viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Puerto Rico.
- Authors
Quandelacy, Talia M.; Adams, Laura E.; Munoz, Jorge; Santiago, Gilberto A.; Kada, Sarah; Johansson, Michael A.; Alvarado, Luisa I.; Rivera-Amill, Vanessa; Paz–Bailey, Gabriela
- 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.
- Subjects
PUERTO Rico; VIRUS diseases; PANDEMICS; COVID-19 pandemic; INFLUENZA; VIRAL transmission; COVID-19; STAY-at-home orders; RESPIRATORY infections
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0266095