Different Circulation Pattern of Multiple Respiratory Viruses in Southern China During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zeng, Zhiqi; Guan, Weijun; Liu, Yong; Lin, Zhengshi; Liang, Wenhua; Liang, Jingyi; Chen, Bingqian; Wu, Tong Tong; Wang, Yutao; Yang, Chunguang; Wu, Qiubao; Mai, Zhitong; Zhou, Jinchao; Zhou, Junhou; Wang, Zhoulang; Lin, Zhijie; Hu, Chaohui; Wu, Chunqiu; Zhu, Ping; Chen, Canxiong; Zhong, Nanshan; Lau, Eric H. Y.; Hon, Chitin; Liang, Yaoming; Yang, Zifeng; He, Jianxing

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.801946

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“…We found that PHSMs for COVID-19 significantly reduced influenza transmission globally during 2020. The effect of COVID-19 PHSMs in decreasing the influenza activity has been reported for different locations and countries in the northern hemisphere for winter influenza seasons, 1 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 10 , 22 , 23 , 24 and in the southern hemisphere for summer influenza seasons. 8 , 25 , 26 We identified the changes in transmissibility of the influenza virus in these locations and evaluated the immediate reduction in transmissibility (up to 41%) after the implementation of PHSMs in response to COVID-19 during early 2020.…”

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Prediction of upcoming global infection burden of influenza seasons after relaxation of public health and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modelling study

Ali

Lau²,

Shan³

et al. 2022

The Lancet Global Health

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“…Along with influenza, the dynamics of other infections were also modulated by COVID-19 PHSMs in early 2020. 8 , 10 , 22 , 24 , 25 …”

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Prediction of upcoming global infection burden of influenza seasons after relaxation of public health and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modelling study

Ali

Lau²,

Shan³

et al. 2022

The Lancet Global Health

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“…Many studies have explored the impact of NPIs on non-SARS-CoV-2 viral infections. [13][14][15][16][17][18] However, most of the studies have not considered the period following the relaxation of NPIs. Shanghai.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The COVID‐19‐related NPIs implemented to contain the spread of SARS‐CoV‐2 are already beginning to affect the transmission of other common viruses. Many studies have explored the impact of NPIs on non‐SARS‐CoV‐2 viral infections 13–18 . However, most of the studies have not considered the period following the relaxation of NPIs.…”

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The changing pattern of common respiratory and enteric viruses among outpatient children in Shanghai, China: Two years of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Liu

et al. 2022

Journal of Medical Virology

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Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) taken to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic have not only decreased the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 but also have had an impact on the prevalence of other common viruses. This study aimed to investigate the long‐term impact of NPIs on common respiratory and enteric viruses among children in Shanghai, China, as NPIs were relaxed after June 2020. The laboratory results and clinical data of outpatient children with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) and acute gastroenteritis (AGE) were analyzed and compared between the post‐COVID‐19 period (from June 2020 to January 2022) and pre‐COVID‐19 period (from June 2018 to January 2020). A total of 107 453 patients were enrolled from June 2018 to January 2022, including 43 190 patients with ARTI and 64 263 patients with AGE. The positive rates of most viruses decreased during the post‐COVID‐19 period, with the greatest decrease for influenza A (−0.94%), followed by adenoviruses (AdV) (−61.54%), rotaviruses (−48.17%), and influenza B (−40%). However, the positive rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and enteric AdV increased during the post‐COVID‐19 period as the NPIs were relaxed. Besides this, in the summer of 2021, an unexpected out‐of‐season resurgence of RSV activity was observed, and the resurgence was more prominent among children older than 5 years. The effectiveness of the current relaxed NPIs in control of common respiratory and enteric viruses was variable. Relaxation of NPIs might lead to the resurgence of common viruses.

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“… 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 There were several hospital‐based studies from eastern and southern provinces of mainland China, which noted a high activity of RSV with a typical epidemic season. 10 , 11 , 12 However, no such studies are available, which covered the epidemiological and clinical information of patients from central China.…”

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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza infections in hospitalized children before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Central China

Ren

Lin

Zhang

et al. 2023

Influenza Resp Viruses

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Background Globally, the epidemiology of non‐SARS‐CoV‐2 respiratory viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus was remarkably influenced by the implementation of non‐pharmacological interventions (NPIs) during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Our study explored the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients hospitalized with RSV or influenza infection before and during the pandemic after relaxation of NPIs in central China. Methods This hospital‐based prospective case‐series study screened pediatric inpatients (age ≤ 14 years) enrolled with acute respiratory infections (ARI) for RSV or influenza infection from 2018 to 2021. The changes in positivity rates of viral detection, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics were analyzed and compared. Results Median ages of all eligible ARI patients from 2018–2019 were younger than those from 2020–2021, so were ages of cases infected with RSV or influenza (RSV: 4.2 months vs. 7.2 months; influenza: 27.3 months vs. 37.0 months). Where the positivity rate for influenza was considerably decreased in 2020–2021 (1.4%, 27/1964) as compared with 2018–2019 (2.9%, 94/3275, P < 0.05), it was increased for RSV (11.4% [372/3275] vs. 13.3% [262/1964], P < 0.05) in the same period. The number of severe cases for both RSV and influenza infection were also decreased in 2020–2021 compared with 2018–2019. Conclusions The implemented NPIs have had varied impacts on common respiratory viruses. A more effective prevention strategy for RSV infections in childhood is needed.

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Different Circulation Pattern of Multiple Respiratory Viruses in Southern China During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 15 publications

References 21 publications

Prediction of upcoming global infection burden of influenza seasons after relaxation of public health and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modelling study

Prediction of upcoming global infection burden of influenza seasons after relaxation of public health and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modelling study

The changing pattern of common respiratory and enteric viruses among outpatient children in Shanghai, China: Two years of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza infections in hospitalized children before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Central China

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