Collateral Benefit of COVID-19 Control Measures on Influenza Activity, Taiwan
Shu-Chen Kuo, Shu-Man Shih, Li-Hsin Chien, Chao A. Hsiung
Abstract
Taiwan has strictly followed infection control measures to prevent spread of coronavirus disease. Meanwhile, nationwide surveillance data revealed drastic decreases in influenza diagnoses in outpatient departments, positivity rates of clinical specimens, and confirmed severe cases during the first 12 weeks of 2020 compared with the same period of 2019.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Virology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)BetacoronavirusCollateralPandemicMedicineBiologyOutbreakInternal medicineBusinessDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)FinanceInfluenza Virus Research StudiesInfectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisCOVID-19 and Mental Health