Robert P Lennon1, Christopher Griffin2, Erin L Miller3, Huamei Dong4, David Rabago3, Aleksandra E Zgierska3. 1. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 700 HMC Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. rlennon@pennstatehealth.psu.edu. 2. Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory, North Atherton Street, State College, PA, 16801, USA. 3. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 700 HMC Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. 4. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Public Health Sciences, 700 HMC Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
Abstract
Norovirus is a substantial burden on the U.S. We compared norovirus outbreaks before and during COVID-19. There were fewer norovirus outbreaks during COVID-19 compared to a similar time period in 2019 (326 versus 638, P<0.001). CONCLUSION: COVID-19 public health interventions may be considered to decrease the burden of norovirus. This demonstrates the ability of more restrictive interventions to decrease other outbreaks of known or emerging viruses.
Norovirus is a substantial burden on the U.S. We compared norovirus outbreaks before and during COVID-19. There were fewer norovirus outbreaks during COVID-19 compared to a similar time period in 2019 (326 versus 638, P<0.001). CONCLUSION:COVID-19 public health interventions may be considered to decrease the burden of norovirus. This demonstrates the ability of more restrictive interventions to decrease other outbreaks of known or emerging viruses.
Authors: Kathleen M O'Reilly; Frank Sandman; David Allen; Christopher I Jarvis; Amy Gimma; Amy Douglas; Lesley Larkin; Kerry L M Wong; Marc Baguelin; Ralph S Baric; Lisa C Lindesmith; Richard A Goldstein; Judith Breuer; W John Edmunds Journal: BMC Med Date: 2021-11-09 Impact factor: 8.775