Epidemiological characteristics of seasonal influenza under implementation of zero-COVID-19 strategy in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Respiratory viral diseases have posed a persistent threat to public health due to their high transmissibility. Influenza virus and SARS-Cov-2 are both respiratory viruses that have caused global pandemics. A zero-COVID-19 strategy is a public health policy imposed to stop community transmission of COVID-19 as soon as it is detected. In this study, we aim to examine the epidemiological characteristics of seasonal influenza in the past five years before and after the emergence of COVID-19 in China and observe the possible impact of the strategy on influenza.

Methods

Data from two data sources were retrospectively analyzed. A comparison on influenza incidence rate between Hubei and Zhejiang provinces was conducted based on data from the Chinese Center for Disease Cont

SUBMITTER: Zeng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186850 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature