Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand.

Huang, Q Sue; Wood, Tim; Jelley, Lauren; Jennings, Tineke; Jefferies, Sarah; Daniells, Karen; Nesdale, Annette; Dowell, Tony; Turner, Nikki; Campbell-Stokes, Priscilla; Balm, Michelle; Dobinson, Hazel C; Grant, Cameron C; James, Shelley; Aminisani, Nayyereh; Ralston, Jacqui; Gunn, Wendy; Bocacao, Judy; Danielewicz, Jessica; Moncrieff, Tessa; McNeill, Andrea; Lopez, Liza; Waite, Ben; Kiedrzynski, Tomasz; Schrader, Hannah; Gray, Rebekah; Cook, Kayla; Currin, Danielle; Engelbrecht, Chaune; Tapurau, Whitney; Emmerton, Leigh; Martin, Maxine; Baker, Michael G; Taylor, Susan; Trenholme, Adrian; Wong, Conroy; Lawrence, Shirley; McArthur, Colin; Stanley, Alicia; Roberts, Sally; Rahnama, Fahimeh; Bennett, Jenny; Mansell, Chris; Dilcher, Meik; Werno, Anja; Grant, Jennifer; van der Linden, Antje; Youngblood, Ben; Thomas, Paul G; NPIsImpactOnFlu Consortium; Webby, Richard J

Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand.

Huang, Q Sue ; Wood, Tim ; Jelley, Lauren ; Jennings, Tineke ; Jefferies, Sarah ; Daniells, Karen ; Nesdale, Annette ; Dowell, Tony ; Turner, Nikki ; Campbell-Stokes, Priscilla ; Balm, Michelle ; Dobinson, Hazel C ; Grant, Cameron C ; James, Shelley ; Aminisani, Nayyereh ; Ralston, Jacqui ; Gunn, Wendy ; Bocacao, Judy ; Danielewicz, Jessica ; Moncrieff, Tessa ; McNeill, Andrea ; Lopez, Liza ; Waite, Ben ; Kiedrzynski, Tomasz ; Schrader, Hannah ; Gray, Rebekah ; Cook, Kayla ; Currin, Danielle ; Engelbrecht, Chaune ; Tapurau, Whitney ; Emmerton, Leigh ; Martin, Maxine ; Baker, Michael G ; Taylor, Susan ; Trenholme, Adrian ; Wong, Conroy ; Lawrence, Shirley ; McArthur, Colin ; Stanley, Alicia ; Roberts, Sally ; Rahnama, Fahimeh ; Bennett, Jenny ; Mansell, Chris ; Dilcher, Meik ; Werno, Anja ; Grant, Jennifer ; van der Linden, Antje ; Youngblood, Ben ; Thomas, Paul G ; NPIsImpactOnFlu Consortium ; Webby, Richard J

Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/2292/54920

Issue Date: 2021-2-12

Reference: Nature communications 12(1):1001 12 Feb 2021

Rights: Copyright: The authors

Rights (URI): https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm

Abstract:

Stringent nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as lockdowns and border closures are not currently recommended for pandemic influenza control. New Zealand used these NPIs to eliminate coronavirus disease 2019 during its first wave. Using multiple surveillance systems, we observed a parallel and unprecedented reduction of influenza and other respiratory viral infections in 2020. This finding supports the use of these NPIs for controlling pandemic influenza and other severe respiratory viral threats.

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