Quantified impacts of non-pharmaceutical interventions on influenza circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic in 13 African countries, 2020-2022

Published 2024. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for SARS-CoV-2 disrupted circulation of influenza. We used data from 13 African countries and generalized linear models to identify associations between levels of NPIs, using the Oxford Stringency Index, and seasonal influenza activity, using parameters derived from 2020-2022 seasonal influenza surveillance. We found that for each step increase in school closings, the average percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza across the influenza season dropped by 20% (95% CI: 1-38%); no other NPI was significant. These findings may inform interventions to slow influenza circulation in pandemics and possibly during seasonal epidemics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 18(2024), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite e13241

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gharpure, Radhika [VerfasserIn]
Olsen, Sonja J [VerfasserIn]
Davis, William W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID‐19
Journal Article
NPIs
Nonpharmaceutical interventions
Seasonal influenza

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Date Completed 23.01.2024

Date Revised 23.01.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/irv.13241

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367399326