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Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.
medRxiv. 2020 Nov 13:2020.11.11.20228692. doi: 10.1101/2020.11.11.20228692.
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.
目前不建议采用封锁和边境关闭等严格的非药物干预措施(NPIs)来控制大流行性流感。新西兰在第一波疫情期间使用这些非药物干预措施来消除2019冠状病毒病。通过多个监测系统,我们观察到2020年流感和其他呼吸道病毒感染出现了平行且前所未有的减少。这一发现支持使用这些非药物干预措施来控制大流行性流感和其他严重的呼吸道病毒威胁。