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. 2020 Jun:95:345-346.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.009. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

Positive effects of COVID-19 control measures on influenza prevention

Di Wu  1 , Jianyun Lu  2 , Yanhui Liu  3 , Zhoubin Zhang  4 , Lei Luo  5
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Positive effects of COVID-19 control measures on influenza prevention

Di Wu et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has now become a pandemic threat to the whole world. At the same time, influenza virus has been active, with influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 sharing the same transmission routes. This article aims to alert clinicians of the presence of co-infection with these two viruses and to describe the effect of the measures taken to fight COVID-19 on influenza prevention and control.

Keywords: COVID-19; Control; Influenza; SARS-CoV-2.

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Positive effects of COVID-19 control measures on influenza prevention. (A) The influenza-like illness (ILI) of the first 10 weeks of the year, China. (B) the positive rate of the specimens of the first 10 weeks of the year, China. (C) The influenza-like illness (ILI) of the first 10 weeks of Guangzhou City. (D) The positive rate of the specimens of the first 10 weeks of the year, Guangzhou City. (E) The reported cases of COVID-19 in Guangzhou City. (F) The reported cases of influenza in Guangzhou City.
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