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

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Amy C. Sherman, Emory University; Ahmed Babiker, Emory University; Andrew J. Sieben, Emory University; Alexander Pyden, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; James Steinberg, Emory University; Colleen Kraft, Emory University; Katia Koelle, Emory University; Sanjat Kanjilal, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-03-01
• Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1704
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Volume: 72
• Issue: 5
• Start Page: E154
• End Page: E157
• Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Immunology; INFLUENZA; RSV; Infectious Diseases; influenza; INTERFERENCE; epidemiology; transmission; Microbiology
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Epidemiology; Biology, Microbiology; Health Sciences, Immunology

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.