TY - JOUR AU - Lee, Hong-Hsi AU - Lin, Sheng-Hsuan T1 - Effects of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Other Common Infections, Taiwan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 10 SP - 2509 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine whether policies to limit transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hinder spread of other infectious diseases, we analyzed the National Health Insurance database in Taiwan. Rates of other infections were significantly lower after SARS-CoV-2 prevention measures were announced. This finding can be applied to cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 prevention. KW - 2019 novel coronavirus disease KW - coronavirus disease KW - COVID-19 KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - viruses KW - respiratory infections KW - zoonoses KW - influenza KW - enterovirus KW - scarlet fever KW - Taiwan DO - 10.3201/eid2610.203193 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-3193_article ER - End of Reference