Seasonal Influenza Activity During the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in Japan

This study uses data from the National Institutes of Infectious Diseases Japan to compare weekly influenza activity in the 2019/2020 vs the 2014-2019 seasons given mitigation strategies taken in 2020 to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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Published inJAMA Vol. 323; no. 19; pp. 1969 - 1971
Main Authors Sakamoto, Haruka, Ishikane, Masahiro, Ueda, Peter
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 19.05.2020
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Betacoronavirus
Comments
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Humans
Infectious diseases
Influenza
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Japan - epidemiology
Letter
Letters
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Middle Aged
Online First
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Population Surveillance
Research Letter
SARS-CoV-2
Seasons
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Young Adult
Japan
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Summary:This study uses data from the National Institutes of Infectious Diseases Japan to compare weekly influenza activity in the 2019/2020 vs the 2014-2019 seasons given mitigation strategies taken in 2020 to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2020.6173