The Effect of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Mitigation Strategies on Seasonal Respiratory Viruses: A Tale of 2 Large Metropolitan Centers in the United States.

Sherman, Amy C; Babiker, Ahmed; Sieben, Andrew J; Pyden, Alexander; Steinberg, James; Kraft, Colleen S; Koelle, Katia; Kanjilal, Sanjat · Clin Infect Dis · 2021

retrospective_cohort · Level III

Where this comes from

Abstract

To assess the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on seasonal respiratory viruses, absolute case counts and viral reproductive rates from 2019-2020 were compared against previous seasons. Our findings suggest that the public health measures implemented to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission significantly reduced the transmission of other respiratory viruses.

Medical subject headings