The 2019-2020 influenza sentinel surveillance data exhibits unexpected trends. Typical
influenza seasons have a small herald wave, followed by a decrease due to school closure …

Seasonal influenza activity typically peaks in the winter months but plummeted globally
during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Unraveling lessons …

Methods We collected data from public sources in China, the United Kingdom, and the
United States, and forecasted the influenza dynamics in the incoming 2021–2022 season …

As in past pandemics, co-circulating pathogens may play a role in the epidemiology of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel severe acute respiratory …

As in past pandemics, co-circulating pathogens may play a role in the epidemiology of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel severe acute respiratory …

Seasonal influenza viruses typically cause annual epidemics worldwide infecting 5-15% of
the human population 1. However, during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was detected in China during the 2019–
2020 seasonal influenza epidemic. Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and behavioral …

Background Public health measures, such as physical distancing and closure of schools
and non-essential services, were rapidly implemented in Canada to interrupt the spread of …

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections to date has relied on RT-PCR testing. However, a
failure to identify early cases imported to a country, bottlenecks in RT-PCR testing, and the …

Objectives Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection that presents a significant
annual burden to Canadians and the Canadian healthcare system. Social distancing …