Reduced spread of influenza and other respiratory viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Puerto Rico

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 Wilc...

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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9045654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35476785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266095
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Sumario: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.

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