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 infl...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 endedmuch 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 cocirculation patterns of the two types of viruses.展开更多
基金supported by CAMS Initiative for Innovative Medicine(grant number 2016-I2M-1-005)National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant number 31671371,31600750)Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund(grant number 2017PT31026,2018PT31016).
文摘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 endedmuch 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 cocirculation patterns of the two types of viruses.