[HTML][HTML] Influenza-associated pneumonia as reference to assess seriousness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

K Tolksdorf, S Buda, E Schuler, LH Wieler… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Information on severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)(transmissibility, disease
seriousness, impact) is crucial for preparation of healthcare sectors. We present a simple …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 emergency in Sicily and intersection with the 2019-2020 influenza epidemic

F Tramuto, W Mazzucco, CM Maida… - Journal of Preventive …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
E11 later stage of the outbreak documented in Italy and, according to severe containment
measures adopted by the Italian government, slowly spread with low incidence …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital outcomes of community-acquired COVID-19 versus influenza: Insights from the Swiss hospital-based surveillance of influenza and COVID-19

GM Fröhlich, MEA De Kraker, M Abbas… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease has frequently been
compared with seasonal influenza, but this comparison is based on little empirical data. Aim …

[HTML][HTML] 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] A comparative study between the incidence and epidemiological features of Influenza-Like Illness and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Italian …

F Grosso, A Castrofino, G Del Castillo, C Galli… - Journal of Infection and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction In Lombardy, the influenza surveillance system relies on sentinel
physicians that weekly report data on the number of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and a part of …

[PDF][PDF] Influenza infection in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: Rapid Report from CO-CIN Data

T Drake, A Ho, L Turtle… - … of the 59 SAGE …, 2020 - assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Executive summary The impact of Influenza virus infection in patients who have severe
concurrent SARS-CoV-2 infection is unclear. The Coronavirus Clinical Information Network …

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] The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on influenza surveillance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Sabeena, N Ravishankar… - Indian Journal of Public …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Influenza activity was reported to be below the seasonal levels during the
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic globally. However, during the severe …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the characteristics, morbidity, and mortality of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza: a nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort study

L Piroth, J Cottenet, AS Mariet, P Bonniaud… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background To date, influenza epidemics have been considered suitable for use as a model
for the COVID-19 epidemic, given that they are respiratory diseases with similar modes of …

[HTML][HTML] Global influenza surveillance in times of COVID-19: Robbing Peter to pay Paul?

I Sanz-Muñoz… - Revista clinica …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The surveillance of influenza and other respiratory viruses is being relegated to the sidelines
by the prominence of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were inspired to write this additional …