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- Title
A Silver Lining? Fewer Non-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Respiratory Viruses During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.
- Authors
Most, Zachary M; Holcomb, Michael; Jamieson, Andrew R; Perl, Trish M
- 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; P < .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.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; VIRUS diseases; VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY infections; COVID-19
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 224, Issue 10, p1751
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/infdis/jiab191