Effect of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions in Preventing COVID-19 on the Circulation of Avian Influenza Virus in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In late 2019, several medical institutions in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, reported cases of unexplained pneumonia. A novel coronavirus was isolated from human airway epithelial cells causing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In recent years, many nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been implemented to stop COVID-19 epidemic. This study aimed to explore the effect of NPIs on the circulation of avian influenza virus (AIV) in Wuhan.

Materials and methods

External environmental samples were collected and subjected to viral RNA extraction. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the H5, H7, and H9 subtypes of AIV. Statistical analyses were performed using the chi-square test and binary logistic regression in SPSS 20.0 software.<

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12019926 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature