Stoffel Larissa, Agyeman Philipp K A, Keitel Kristina, Barbani Maria Teresa, Duppenthaler Andrea, Kopp Matthias V, Aebi Christoph
Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 8;8(6):ofab115. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab115. eCollection 2021 Jun.
We report the unprecedented complete absence of pediatric enteroviral meningitis in 2020 in the area of Bern, Switzerland. Presumably an unintended effect of coronavirus disease 2019 public health measures, this finding highlights the potential of community-wide nonpharmaceutical interventions for controlling the circulation of a major pediatric pathogen, which is mainly transmitted by the fecal-oral route.
我们报告了瑞士伯尔尼地区在2020年出现了前所未有的小儿肠道病毒脑膜炎完全消失的情况。这一发现可能是2019冠状病毒病公共卫生措施的意外效果,它凸显了全社区非药物干预措施在控制主要通过粪口途径传播的一种主要小儿病原体传播方面的潜力。