Impact of COVID-19 outbreaks and interventions on influenza in China and the United States

Luzhao Feng; Ting Zhang; Qing Wang; Yiran Xie; Zhibin Peng; Jiandong Zheng; Ying Qin; Muli Zhang; Shengjie Lai; Dayan Wang; Zijian Feng; Zhongjie Li; George F. Gao

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23440-1

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Impact of COVID-19 outbreaks and interventions on influenza in China and the United States

Luzhao Feng,
Ting Zhang,
Qing Wang,
Yiran Xie,
Zhibin Peng,
Jiandong Zheng,
Ying Qin,
Muli Zhang,
Shengjie Lai,
Dayan Wang,
Zijian Feng,
Zhongjie Li,
George F. Gao

Affiliations

Luzhao Feng: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Ting Zhang: School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College
Qing Wang: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Yiran Xie: National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Chinese National Influenza Center
Zhibin Peng: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Jiandong Zheng: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Ying Qin: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Muli Zhang: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Shengjie Lai: WorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Dayan Wang: National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Chinese National Influenza Center
Zijian Feng: Office of Director, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Zhongjie Li: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
George F. Gao: National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention/Chinese National Influenza Center

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23440-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to interrupt COVID-19 transmission may also impact the spread of other infectious diseases. Here, the authors estimate that influenza activity in China and the United States reduced by up to 80% when NPIs were in place in the 2019–2020 season.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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