Influenza activity during the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 in Chinese mainland

Mi Liu; Lizong Deng; Dayan Wang; Taijiao Jiang

Biosafety and Health (Dec 2020)

Influenza activity during the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 in Chinese mainland

Mi Liu,
Lizong Deng,
Dayan Wang,
Taijiao Jiang

Affiliations

Mi Liu: Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
Lizong Deng: Center for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005; Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
Dayan Wang: Chinese National Influenza Center, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing 102206, China; Corresponding author: Chinese National Influenza Center, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing 102206, China.
Taijiao Jiang: Center for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005; Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China; Corresponding author: Center for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005; Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou 215123, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 206 – 209

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Since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might circulate in the following seasons, it is essential to understand how COVID-19 influences other respiratory diseases, especially influenza. In this study, we analyzed the influenza activity from mid-November 2019 to March 2020 in Chinese mainland and found that the influenza season ended much earlier than previous seasons for all subtypes and lineages, which may have resulted from the circulation of COVID-19 and measures such as travel control and personal protection. These findings provide rudimentary knowledge of the co-circulation patterns of the two types of viruses.

Published in Biosafety and Health

ISSN: 2590-0536 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/biosafety-and-health/

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