Decreased Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa, 2020

Decreased Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa, 2020

After recognition of widespread community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by mid- to late Feb 2020, indicators of influenza activity began to decline in the Northern Hemisphere. These changes were attributed to both artifactual changes related t...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2020, Vol.69 (37), p.1305-1309
Hauptverfasser: Olsen, Sonja J, Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo, Budd, Alicia P, Brammer, Lynnette, Sullivan, Sheena, Pineda, Rodrigo Fasce, Cohen, Cheryl, Fry, Alicia M
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Immunization
Influenza
Medical laboratories
Northern Hemisphere
Pandemics
Public health
School effectiveness
Seasons
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social distancing
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:After recognition of widespread community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by mid- to late Feb 2020, indicators of influenza activity began to decline in the Northern Hemisphere. These changes were attributed to both artifactual changes related to declines in routine health seeking for respiratory illness as well as real changes in influenza virus circulation because of widespread implementation of measures to mitigate transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Here, Olsen discuss the decreasing influenza activity in the US.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X