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. 2021 Mar 1;72(5):e154-e157.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1704.

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

Amy C Sherman  1   2 , Ahmed Babiker  1   3 , Andrew J Sieben  4 , Alexander Pyden  5 , James Steinberg  1 , Colleen S Kraft  1   3 , Katia Koelle  6 , Sanjat Kanjilal  2   7
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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

Amy C Sherman et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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.

Keywords: RSV; SARS-CoV-2; epidemiology; influenza; transmission.

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