Does COVID-19 infection impact on the trend of seasonal influenza infection? 11 countries and regions, from 2014 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Infection due to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is dramatically widespread around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic could increase public concern to prevent infectious disease. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between the COVID-19 epidemic and the potential decrease in seasonal influenza cases.

Methods

This study was performed to show trends in seasonal influenza cases from the 2014-2015 season to the 2019-2020 season in 11 countries and regions, and evaluate whether the trends in the 2019-2020 season were different before and after the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous seasons using a quasi-experimental difference-in-difference design.

Results

In East Asia, the number of seasonal influenza cases in the 2019-20 season wa

SUBMITTER: Itaya T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261472 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature