The re-emergence of influenza following the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia, 2021 to 2022.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundCOVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures, including travel restrictions, limited global circulation of influenza viruses. In Australia, travel bans for non-residents and quarantine requirements for returned travellers were eased in November 2021, providing pathways for influenza viruses to be re-introduced.AimWe aimed to describe the epidemiological and virological characteristics of the re-emergence of influenza in Victoria, Australia to inform public health interventions.MethodsFrom 1 November 2021 to 30 April 2022, we conducted an epidemiological study analysing case notification data from the Victorian Department of Health to describe case demographics, interviewed the first 200 cases to establish probable routes of virus reintroduction and examined phylogenetic and antigenic da

SUBMITTER: Pendrey CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10687983 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature