Population-based study of influenza and invasive meningococcal disease among Greek children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aiming to the containment of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, governments worldwide have implemented a series of non-pharmaceutical interventions. Many of them and especially school closures have impacted the circulation of multiple airborne pathogens among children and adolescents. This study investigates the incidence of influenza and invasive meningococcal disease among children aged 0-14 years in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Data regarding the number of influenza-like illness cases, influenza-related paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions and invasive meningococcal disease cases among children 0-14 years old were obtained from the National Public Health Organization. The incidence of the two diseases during the COVID-

SUBMITTER: Ktena D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8905915 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature