Meningococcus and COVID-19: fewer cases of meningitis but higher incidence of pneumonia observed during the lockdown in early 2020

Although the lockdown introduced in spring 2020 undoubtedly slowed down the circulation of the coronavirus, it also had an impact on other communicable diseases. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur investigated the repercussions of the lockdown period on meningococcal diseases by comparing the number of cases between January 1 and May 15, 2019 with the number of cases over the same period in 2020.

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