Implications of the unexpected persistence of human rhinovirus/enterovirus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- DOI
- Language of the publication
- English
- Date
- 2022-03
- Type
- Article
- Author(s)
- Champredon, David
- Bancej, Christina
- Lee, Liza
- Buckrell, Steven
- Publisher
- Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Abstract
Stringent public health measures imposed across Canada to control the COVID-19 pandemic have nearly suppressed most seasonal respiratory viruses, with the notable exception of human rhinovirus/enterovirus (hRV/EV). Thanks to this unexpected persistence, we highlight that hRV/EV could serve as a sentinel for levels of contact rate in populations to inform on the efficiency, or the need of, public health measures to control the subsequent COVID-19 epidemic, but also for future epidemics from other seasonal or emerging respiratory pathogens.
Subject
- Health
Keywords
- contact rate,
- respiratory viruses surveillance,
- rhinovirus,
- SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19,
- Enterovirus,
- Rhinovirus
Rights
Pagination
190-192
Peer review
Yes
Identifiers
- PubMed ID
- 34747155
- ISSN
- 1750-2659
Article
- Journal title
- Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
- Journal volume
- 6
- Journal issue
- 2
Citation(s)
Champredon D, Bancej C, Lee L, Buckrell S. Implications of the unexpected persistence of human rhinovirus/enterovirus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2022 Mar;16(2):190-192. doi: 10.1111/irv.12930. Epub 2021 Nov 7.