[Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, full page: (LINK). Summary, edited.]
Social distancing measures: evidence of interruption of seasonal influenza activity and early lessons of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Authors: Andrew D. Wiese, MPH,, PhD1; Jordan Everson, PhD1; Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH1
Affiliations: 1 Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Corresponding author: Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH; Suite 2600, Village at Vanderbilt, 1500 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; phone: (615) 343-5499; email: carlos.grijalva@vumc.org
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The unprecedented enactment of social distancing measures in response to the SARSCoV- 2 pandemic – including city lockdowns, school closures, stay-at-home orders, case isolation, quarantine of contacts, etc. – was aimed at reducing the transmission of the virus and its burden on healthcare systems. Since influenza and other common respiratory pathogens share a similar mode of transmission with SARS-CoV-2, their transmission could be indirectly impacted by those measures. And while novel surveillance systems have been implemented to monitor SARS-CoV-2 activity, pre- existing surveillance systems have the advantage of allowing comparison to trends in prior years to assess the impact of social distancing measures on the activity of influenza and other respiratory pathogens.
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Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Seasonal Influenza; Quarantine.
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