Liu Mi, Deng Lizong, Wang Dayan, Jiang Taijiao
Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.
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.
Biosaf Health. 2020 Dec;2(4):206-209. doi: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Sep 2.
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.
鉴于2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)可能在接下来的季节中传播,了解COVID-19如何影响其他呼吸道疾病,尤其是流感,至关重要。在本研究中,我们分析了2019年11月中旬至2020年3月中国大陆的流感活动情况,发现所有亚型和谱系的流感季节都比以往季节提前结束,这可能是由于COVID-19的传播以及旅行管制和个人防护等措施所致。这些发现为两种病毒的共同传播模式提供了初步认识。