Nature Communications (Feb 2021)
Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand
- Q. Sue Huang,
- Tim Wood,
- Lauren Jelley,
- Tineke Jennings,
- Sarah Jefferies,
- Karen Daniells,
- Annette Nesdale,
- Tony Dowell,
- Nikki Turner,
- Priscilla Campbell-Stokes,
- Michelle Balm,
- Hazel C. Dobinson,
- Cameron C. Grant,
- Shelley James,
- Nayyereh Aminisani,
- Jacqui Ralston,
- Wendy Gunn,
- Judy Bocacao,
- Jessica Danielewicz,
- Tessa Moncrieff,
- Andrea McNeill,
- Liza Lopez,
- Ben Waite,
- Tomasz Kiedrzynski,
- Hannah Schrader,
- Rebekah Gray,
- Kayla Cook,
- Danielle Currin,
- Chaune Engelbrecht,
- Whitney Tapurau,
- Leigh Emmerton,
- Maxine Martin,
- Michael G. Baker,
- Susan Taylor,
- Adrian Trenholme,
- Conroy Wong,
- Shirley Lawrence,
- Colin McArthur,
- Alicia Stanley,
- Sally Roberts,
- Fahimeh Rahnama,
- Jenny Bennett,
- Chris Mansell,
- Meik Dilcher,
- Anja Werno,
- Jennifer Grant,
- Antje van der Linden,
- Ben Youngblood,
- Paul G. Thomas,
- NPIsImpactOnFlu Consortium,
- Richard J. Webby
Affiliations
- Q. Sue Huang
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Tim Wood
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Lauren Jelley
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Tineke Jennings
- Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Sarah Jefferies
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Karen Daniells
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Annette Nesdale
- Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Tony Dowell
- University of Otago, School of Medicine in Wellington
- Nikki Turner
- University of Auckland
- Priscilla Campbell-Stokes
- Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Michelle Balm
- Capital Coast District Health Board
- Hazel C. Dobinson
- Capital Coast District Health Board
- Cameron C. Grant
- University of Auckland
- Shelley James
- Capital Coast District Health Board
- Nayyereh Aminisani
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Jacqui Ralston
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Wendy Gunn
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Judy Bocacao
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Jessica Danielewicz
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Tessa Moncrieff
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Andrea McNeill
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Liza Lopez
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Ben Waite
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Tomasz Kiedrzynski
- Ministry of Health
- Hannah Schrader
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Rebekah Gray
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Kayla Cook
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Danielle Currin
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Chaune Engelbrecht
- Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Whitney Tapurau
- Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Leigh Emmerton
- Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Maxine Martin
- Regional Public Health, Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Michael G. Baker
- University of Otago, School of Medicine in Wellington
- Susan Taylor
- Counties Manukau District Health Board
- Adrian Trenholme
- Counties Manukau District Health Board
- Conroy Wong
- Counties Manukau District Health Board
- Shirley Lawrence
- Counties Manukau District Health Board
- Colin McArthur
- Auckland District Health Board
- Alicia Stanley
- Auckland District Health Board
- Sally Roberts
- Auckland District Health Board
- Fahimeh Rahnama
- Auckland District Health Board
- Jenny Bennett
- Waikato District Health Board
- Chris Mansell
- Waikato District Health Board
- Meik Dilcher
- Canterbury District Health Board
- Anja Werno
- Canterbury District Health Board
- Jennifer Grant
- Southern District Health Board
- Antje van der Linden
- Southern District Health Board
- Ben Youngblood
- WHO Collaborating Centre, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Paul G. Thomas
- WHO Collaborating Centre, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- NPIsImpactOnFlu Consortium
- Richard J. Webby
- WHO Collaborating Centre, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21157-9
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
New Zealand has been relatively successful in controlling COVID-19 due to implementation of strict non-pharmaceutical interventions. Here, the authors demonstrate a striking decline in reports of influenza and other non-influenza respiratory pathogens over winter months in which the interventions have been in place.
