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. 2020 Aug;81(2):e62-e64.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.032. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Comparative seasonalities of influenza A, B and 'common cold' coronaviruses - setting the scene for SARS-CoV-2 infections and possible unexpected host immune interactions

Yang Liu  1 , Tommy T Y Lam  2 , Florence Y L Lai  3 , Mel Krajden  4 , Steven J Drews  5 , Todd F Hatchette  6 , Pieter L A Fraaij  7 , Jeroen J A van Kampen  7 , Darmaa Badarch  8 , Pagbajabyn Nymadawa  8 , Kok Keng Tee  9 , Hong Kai Lee  10 , Evelyn S C Koay  11 , Lance Jennings  12 , Marion Koopmans  7 , Julian W Tang  13
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Comparative seasonalities of influenza A, B and 'common cold' coronaviruses - setting the scene for SARS-CoV-2 infections and possible unexpected host immune interactions

Yang Liu et al. J Infect. 2020 Aug.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Comparative seasonality of influenza A, B and coronavirus infections across seven countries. The absence of the influenza B coloured bars in the data UK-Leicester and New Zealand-Christchurch is due to the absence of a regular peak for this virus over the samplnig period.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Example of wavelet plot for Leicester UK, 2016-2019 (an expandable higher resolution version is available online, Figure S1D). Note that the timing of the major peak for influenza A (Flu A), B (Flu B) and CoV (seasonal coronaviruses: CoV-OC43, CoV-229E, CoV-NL63, CoV-HKU1) are virtually coincident during this period, but that the CoV signal is dominated by the peak positivity of CoV-OC43.
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