Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand

Abstract

Stringent nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as lockdowns and border closures are not currently recommended for pandemic influenza control. New Zealand used these NPIs to eliminate coronavirus disease 2019 during its first wave. Using multiple surveillance systems, we observed a parallel and unprecedented reduction of influenza and other respiratory viral infections in 2020. This finding supports the use of these NPIs for controlling pandemic influenza and other severe respiratory viral threats.

Cited by papers we hold 9

• Off-season RSV epidemics in Australia after easing of COVID-19 restrictions · 2022
  No notice
• Long COVID symptoms and duration in SARS-CoV-2 positive children — a nationwide cohort study · 2022
  No notice
• Mycoplasma pneumoniae detections before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a global survey, 2017 to 2021 · 2022
  No notice
• Human seasonal influenza under COVID-19 and the potential consequences of influenza lineage elimination · 2022
  No notice
• Study Pre-protocol for “BronchStart - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Timing, Age and Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Emergency Presentations; a Multi-Centre Prospective Observational Cohort Study” [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] · 2021
  Not checked
• Changes in notifiable infectious disease incidence in China during the COVID-19 pandemic · 2021
  No notice
• Pandemia por COVID-19 y su repercusión sobre las hospitalizaciones por bronquiolitis en el Centro y Este de España · 2021
  Not checked
• Low levels of respiratory syncytial virus activity in Europe during the 2020/21 season: what can we expect in the coming summer and autumn/winter? · 2021
  Corrected
• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence of respiratory viruses in children with lower respiratory tract infections in China · 2021
  No notice

Reads

A person counts once a day per paper. We keep no cookie and no address: a reader is a hash that changes every day. Any month under five reads shows no number.