Striking Decrease of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Stoffel, Larissa; Agyeman, Philipp K. A.; Keitel, Kristina; Barbani, Maria Teresa; Duppenthaler, Andrea; Kopp, Matthias V.; Aebi, Christoph (2021). Striking Decrease of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 8(6), ofab115. Oxford University Press 10.1093/ofid/ofab115

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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.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases > Infection Serology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine > Notfallzentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine > Paediatric Infectiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases
UniBE Contributor:	Agyeman, Philipp Kwame Abayie, Keitel, Kristina, Barbani, Maria Teresa, Duppenthaler, Andrea, Kopp, Matthias Volkmar, Aebi, Christoph
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	2328-8957
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Anette van Dorland
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2021 11:22
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:52
Publisher DOI:	10.1093/ofid/ofab115
PubMed ID:	34183977
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19 Enterovirus SARS-CoV-2 child epidemiology meningitis
BORIS DOI:	10.48350/157801
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/157801

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