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Larissa Stoffel¹, Philipp K A Agyeman¹, Kristina Keitel²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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In 2020, pediatric enteroviral meningitis vanished in Bern, Switzerland. This suggests public health measures against coronavirus disease 2019 may curb fecal-oral pathogen spread.

Keywords:

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Pediatrics
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Epidemiology

Background:

Enteroviral meningitis is a significant pediatric pathogen.
This infection is primarily transmitted via the fecal-oral route.
Public health measures were implemented globally in 2020 due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the incidence of pediatric enteroviral meningitis in Bern, Switzerland during 2020.
To explore the potential impact of COVID-19 public health measures on enteroviral meningitis transmission.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of pediatric enteroviral meningitis cases in Bern, Switzerland for the year 2020.
Comparison with historical incidence data (if available, though not explicitly stated in the abstract).

Main Results:

A complete absence of pediatric enteroviral meningitis cases was observed in Bern in 2020.
This represents an unprecedented finding for the region.

Conclusions:

The findings suggest that widespread nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented for COVID-19 may have inadvertently controlled the spread of enteroviruses.
Community-wide NPIs demonstrate potential for managing major pediatric pathogens transmitted through fecal-oral routes.