RESUMEN
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.
Asunto(s)
COVID-19/epidemiología , Gripe Humana/epidemiología , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/epidemiología , COVID-19/prevención & control , COVID-19/virología , Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles , Monitoreo Epidemiológico , Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Gripe Humana/prevención & control , Gripe Humana/virología , Nueva Zelanda/epidemiología , Pandemias , Salud Pública , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/prevención & control , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/virología , SARS-CoV-2/aislamiento & purificaciónRESUMEN
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.
