Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases

Background: Public health measures (such as wearing masks, physical distancing, and isolation) have significantly reduced the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), but the impact of public health measures on other respiratory infectious diseases is unclear.Objective: To assess the corre...

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Autores principales:	Cheng-yi Hu, Yu-wen Tang, Qi-min Su, Yi Lei, Wen-shuai Cui, Yan-yan Zhang, Yan Zhou, Xin-yan Li, Zhong-fang Wang, Zhu-xiang Zhao
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 public health measures respiratory infectious diseases infectious diseases measles tuberculosis Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cf3aff527ad6402a9741b630bd7d0dd52021-11-10T06:41:42ZPublic Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.771638https://doaj.org/article/cf3aff527ad6402a9741b630bd7d0dd52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.771638/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Background: Public health measures (such as wearing masks, physical distancing, and isolation) have significantly reduced the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), but the impact of public health measures on other respiratory infectious diseases is unclear.Objective: To assess the correlation between public health measures and the incidence of respiratory infectious diseases in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: We collected the data from the National Health and Construction Commission in China on the number of patients with six respiratory infectious diseases (measles, tuberculosis, pertussis, scarlet fever, influenza, and mumps) from 2017 to 2020 and assessed the correlation between public health measures and the incidence of respiratory infectious diseases. Finally, we used the data of the six respiratory infectious diseases in 2021 to verify our results.Results: We found public health measures significantly reduced the incidence of measles (p = 0.002), tuberculosis (p = 0.002), pertussis (p = 0.004), scarlet fever (p = 0.002), influenza (p = 0.034), and mumps (p = 0.002) in 2020, and prevented seasonal peaks. Moreover, the effects of public health measures were most marked during the peak seasons for these infections. Of the six respiratory infectious diseases considered, tuberculosis was least affected by public health measures.Conclusion: Public health measures were very effective in reducing the incidence of respiratory infectious diseases, especially when the respiratory infectious diseases would normally have been at their peak.Cheng-yi HuYu-wen TangQi-min SuYi LeiWen-shuai CuiYan-yan ZhangYan ZhouXin-yan LiZhong-fang WangZhu-xiang ZhaoFrontiers Media S.A.articleCOVID-19public health measuresrespiratory infectious diseasesinfectious diseasesmeaslestuberculosisPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 public health measures respiratory infectious diseases infectious diseases measles tuberculosis Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	COVID-19 public health measures respiratory infectious diseases infectious diseases measles tuberculosis Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Cheng-yi Hu Yu-wen Tang Qi-min Su Yi Lei Wen-shuai Cui Yan-yan Zhang Yan Zhou Xin-yan Li Zhong-fang Wang Zhu-xiang Zhao Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases
description	Background: Public health measures (such as wearing masks, physical distancing, and isolation) have significantly reduced the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), but the impact of public health measures on other respiratory infectious diseases is unclear.Objective: To assess the correlation between public health measures and the incidence of respiratory infectious diseases in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: We collected the data from the National Health and Construction Commission in China on the number of patients with six respiratory infectious diseases (measles, tuberculosis, pertussis, scarlet fever, influenza, and mumps) from 2017 to 2020 and assessed the correlation between public health measures and the incidence of respiratory infectious diseases. Finally, we used the data of the six respiratory infectious diseases in 2021 to verify our results.Results: We found public health measures significantly reduced the incidence of measles (p = 0.002), tuberculosis (p = 0.002), pertussis (p = 0.004), scarlet fever (p = 0.002), influenza (p = 0.034), and mumps (p = 0.002) in 2020, and prevented seasonal peaks. Moreover, the effects of public health measures were most marked during the peak seasons for these infections. Of the six respiratory infectious diseases considered, tuberculosis was least affected by public health measures.Conclusion: Public health measures were very effective in reducing the incidence of respiratory infectious diseases, especially when the respiratory infectious diseases would normally have been at their peak.
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author	Cheng-yi Hu Yu-wen Tang Qi-min Su Yi Lei Wen-shuai Cui Yan-yan Zhang Yan Zhou Xin-yan Li Zhong-fang Wang Zhu-xiang Zhao
author_facet	Cheng-yi Hu Yu-wen Tang Qi-min Su Yi Lei Wen-shuai Cui Yan-yan Zhang Yan Zhou Xin-yan Li Zhong-fang Wang Zhu-xiang Zhao
author_sort	Cheng-yi Hu
title	Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases
title_short	Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases
title_full	Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases
title_fullStr	Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases
title_full_unstemmed	Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases
title_sort	public health measures during the covid-19 pandemic reduce the spread of other respiratory infectious diseases
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce the Spread of Other Respiratory Infectious Diseases

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