What to expect for the influenza season 2020/21 with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the World Health Organization European Region

C Adlhoch, R Pebody - Eurosurveillance, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
In 2020, the emergence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected people all across the World …

[HTML][HTML] Spotlight influenza: The 2019/20 influenza season and the impact of COVID-19 on influenza surveillance in the WHO European Region

C Adlhoch, M Sneiderman, O Martinuka… - …, 2021 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Annual seasonal influenza activity in the northern hemisphere causes a high
burden of disease during the winter months, peaking in the first weeks of the year. Aim We …

[HTML][HTML] Very little influenza in the WHO European Region during the 2020/21 season, weeks 40 2020 to 8 2021

C Adlhoch, P Mook, F Lamb, L Ferland… - …, 2021 - eurosurveillance.org
Between weeks 40 2020 and 8 2021, the World Health Organization European Region
experienced a 99.8% reduction in sentinel influenza virus positive detections (33/25,606 …

[HTML][HTML] Preparing for an influenza season 2021/22 with a likely co-circulation of influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2

A Larrauri, KP Trilar - Eurosurveillance, 2021 - eurosurveillance.org
Influenza viruses typically circulate in the temperate climates of the northern hemisphere
from late fall through early spring and constitute a considerable burden on population health …

A comparison of coronavirus disease 2019 and seasonal influenza surveillance in five European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom

T Rigoine de Fougerolles… - Influenza and Other …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background In response to the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) outbreak that unfolded
across Europe in 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) called for repurposing existing …

[HTML][HTML] Abrupt termination of the 2019/20 influenza season following preventive measures against COVID-19 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

HD Emborg, AS Carnahan, K Bragstad… - …, 2021 - eurosurveillance.org
Background In mid-March 2020, a range of public health and social measures (PHSM)
against the then new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were implemented in Denmark …

Influenza transmission during COVID-19 measures downscaling in Greece, August 2022: evidence for the need of continuous integrated surveillance of respiratory …

K Mellou, K Tryfinopoulou, M Emmanouil… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
After the near absence of influenza and other respiratory viruses during the first 2 years of
the COVID-19 pandemic, an increased activity of mainly influenza A (H3N2) was detected at …

[HTML][HTML] Rapidly adapting primary care sentinel surveillance across seven countries in Europe for COVID-19 in the first half of 2020: strengths, challenges, and lessons …

J Bagaria, T Jansen, DFP Marques… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
As the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, primary care influenza sentinel
surveillance networks within the Influenza-Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe (I …

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

CGA Pendrey, J Strachan, H Peck, A Aziz… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background COVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures, including travel restrictions, limited
global circulation of influenza viruses. In Australia, travel bans for non-residents and …

Influenza surveillance during the post-pandemic influenza 2010/11 season in Greece, 04 October 2010 to 22 May 2011

M Athanasiou, A Baka, A Andreopoulou… - …, 2011 - eurosurveillance.org
In this manuscript, we summarise the experience of Greece during the post-pandemic
influenza season 2010/11 from 04 October 2010 to 22 May 2011. The spread of the disease …