Striking Decrease of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Stoffel, L.; Agyeman, P. K. A.; Keitel, K.; Barbani, M. T.; Duppenthaler, A.; Kopp, M. V.; Aebi, C. (Open Forum Infect Dis, 2021)
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.
Keywords: journalArticle; Covid-19; Enterovirus; SARS-CoV-2; child; epidemiology; meningitis