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. 2022 Jul-Aug:65:e24-e25.
doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.12.030. Epub 2022 Jan 5.

"Between the cross and the sword": Brazilian children face an influenza epidemic while still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

Aloisio Antônio Gomes de Matos Brasil  1 , Erika Galvão de Oliveira  2 , Luís Fernando Reis Macedo  3 , Dayse Cristina Rodrigues Pereira Luz  4 , Estelita Lima Cândido  5 , Italo Wanderson de Moura Gabriel  6 , Jucier Gonçalves Júnior  7 , Liromaria Maria de Amorim  8 , Modesto Leite Rolim Neto  9 , Maria Misrelma Moura Bessa  10
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"Between the cross and the sword": Brazilian children face an influenza epidemic while still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

Aloisio Antônio Gomes de Matos Brasil et al. J Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The Influenza activity remained at inter-seasonal levels; however, influenza A(H3N2) detections continue to increase in Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Most of the activity and rising trend of A(H3N2) detections are recorded in Brazil. A bulletin issued by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) reported significant presence of the influenza A virus, both in children and in the adult population, among cases of SARS-Cov-2.This situation is worrying, as vaccination campaigns were hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.