Norovirus Infections Drop 49% in the United States with Strict COVID-19 Public Health Interventions

Robert P. Lennon; Christopher Griffin; Erin L. Miller; Huamei Dong; David Rabago; Aleksandra E. Zgierska

doi:10.5644/ama2006-124.317

Norovirus Infections Drop 49% in the United States with Strict COVID-19 Public Health Interventions

Authors

Robert P. Lennon Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 700 HMC Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033
Christopher Griffin Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory, North Atherton Street, State College, PA, 16801
Erin L. Miller Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 700 HMC Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033
Huamei Dong Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Public Health Sciences, 700 HMC Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033
David Rabago Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 700 HMC Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033
Aleksandra E. Zgierska Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 700 HMC Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.317

Keywords:

Coronavirus, Norovirus, Public Health

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.

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Published

2021-03-12

How to Cite

Lennon, R. P., Griffin, C., Miller, E. L., Dong, H., Rabago, D., & Zgierska, A. E. (2021). Norovirus Infections Drop 49% in the United States with Strict COVID-19 Public Health Interventions. Acta Medica Academica, 49(3), 278–280. https://doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.317