Non–SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory Viruses in Athletes at Major Winter Sport Events, 2021 and 2022

Non–SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory Viruses in Athletes at Major Winter Sport Events, 2021 and 2022

We performed prospective studies on respiratory viral infections among Team Finland participants during the 2021 Oberstdorf World Ski Championships and the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. We enrolled 73 athletes and 110 staff members. Compared with similar studies we conducted before the COVID-19 pandem...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2022-10, Vol.28 (10), p.2096-2099
Hauptverfasser: Valtonen, Maarit, Waris, Matti, Luoto, Raakel, Mjosund, Katja, Kaikkonen, Mira, Heinonen, Olli J, Ruuskanen, Olli
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Sprache:eng
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Athletes
common cold
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dispatch
Finns
Health aspects
Non–SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory Viruses in Athletes at Major Winter Sport Events, 2021 and 2022
Olympic games
Pandemics
respiratory infections
Respiratory tract infections
respiratory viruses
rhinovirus
Risk factors
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Statistics
Viral infections
Virus diseases
Viruses
Winter sports
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Zusammenfassung:We performed prospective studies on respiratory viral infections among Team Finland participants during the 2021 Oberstdorf World Ski Championships and the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. We enrolled 73 athletes and 110 staff members. Compared with similar studies we conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic, illnesses and virus detections dropped by 10-fold.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2810.220478