Mycoplasma pneumoniae had already emerged in China before the pandemic.

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Adi Ahdiat 05/12/2023 20:00 WIB

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According to a research team from the Capital Institute of Pediatrics (CIP), cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have been present in Beijing, China, for years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ratio of Positive Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Cases in Beijing, China (2016-2021)

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Ratio of Positive Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Cases in Beijing, China (2016-2021)

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On November 13, 2023, China's National Health Commission reported a surge in respiratory illnesses, primarily affecting children. This coincided with the lifting of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions and the onset of winter in China.

The National Health Commission also stated that the increase in respiratory illnesses is linked to the spread of various pathogens, including influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing Covid-19), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and *Mycoplasma pneumoniae* bacteria.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), *Mycoplasma pneumoniae* is a prevalent pathogen affecting children. This bacterium can cause pneumonia (lung inflammation). However, the WHO considers *Mycoplasma pneumoniae* a common pathogen treatable with antibiotics.

In line with the WHO's statement, a research team from the Capital Institute of Pediatrics (CIP) in Beijing, China, noted that *Mycoplasma pneumoniae* cases have been common in the country since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

The CIP research team studied approximately 569,000 samples from children with respiratory infections in Beijing between June 2016 and May 2021. They found that in 2016, the positive rate for *Mycoplasma pneumoniae* was 11.73% of the total samples tested that year.

The positive rate increased from 2017, reaching a peak of 17.59% in 2019. Then, in 2020-2021, the transmission rate decreased, as shown in the graph.

Based on this data, the CIP research team assessed that a *Mycoplasma pneumoniae* outbreak in Beijing had been occurring since 2019. They hypothesize that the decrease in the positive rate during 2020-2021 was due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, which were also effective in controlling the spread of *Mycoplasma pneumoniae*.

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