Did social distancing measures deployed for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 control have an impact on invasive meningococcal disease?

We investigated the impact of social distancing measures, used to contain or mitigate SARS-CoV-2 spread, on the transmission of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Italy. To this end, the temporal correlation between the implementation of lockdown measures in 2020 and IMD incidence was evaluated...

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Autores principales: Stefanelli, Paola, Fazio, Cecilia, Vacca, Paola, Neri, Arianna, Ambrosio, Luigina, Rezza, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9132485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34844520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2021.1995657
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Sumario:We investigated the impact of social distancing measures, used to contain or mitigate SARS-CoV-2 spread, on the transmission of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Italy. To this end, the temporal correlation between the implementation of lockdown measures in 2020 and IMD incidence was evaluated. A dramatic decline of IMD incidence was observed, suggesting that the measures applied to contain SARS-CoV-2 in Italy affected other infectious diseases transmitted through direct contact and droplets, at least in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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