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Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Used to Control COVID-19 Reduced Seasonal Influenza Transmission in China.

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Author(s): Lei, Hao (); Xu, Modi (); Wang, Xiao (); Xie, Yu (); Du, Xiangjun (); Chen, Tao (); Yang, Lei (); Wang, Dayan (); Shu, Yuelong ()
Source:
Journal of Infectious Diseases. Dec2020, Vol. 222 Issue 11, p1780-1783. 4p.

Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
  SEASONAL influenza; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; INFLUENZA
- Subject Terms:
  CHINA
- Abstract:
  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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]