Decreased Influenza Incidence under COVID-19 Control Measures, Singapore.

Decreased Influenza Incidence under COVID-19 Control Measures, Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;26(8):1933-1935 Authors: Soo RJJ, Chiew CJ, Ma S, Pung R, Lee V Abstract We compared indicators of influenza activity in 2020 before and after public health measures were taken to reduce coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the corresponding indicators from 3 preceding years. Influenza activity declined substantially, suggesting that the measures taken for COVID-19 were effective in reducing spread of other viral respiratory diseases. PMID: 32339092 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 30, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Soo RJJ, Chiew CJ, Ma S, Pung R, Lee V Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research