Diseases including foodborne infections declined after public health measures were introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a preliminary analysis in Australia.

Researchers have analyzed Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) data to determine the effect of COVID-19 measures on some nationally notifiable diseases in Australia.

Implementation of health
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Norwegian researchers have found a decline in other notifiable infectious diseases during the Coronavirus pandemic.

They compared the number of cases reported to the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS) during February to April 2020 with the median of cases in corresponding weeks during three previous years.

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