tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
J Travel Med
. 2022 Sep 23;taac107.
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taac107. Online ahead of print.
Resurgence of influenza A infections in children after the relaxation of COVID-19-related social distancing measures and normalization of international travel in Qatar
Andrés Pérez-López[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Hassan Al Mana[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Muhammad Iqbal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mohammed Suleiman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mohammad Rubayet Hasan[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Patrick Tang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
We report an off-season surge of influenza A infections among children in Qatar coinciding with the relaxation of COVID-19 related social restrictions and the normalization of international travel. The unusual surge may be related to population waning immunity after a prolonged reduced influenza A activity in Qatar.
. 2022 Sep 23;taac107.
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taac107. Online ahead of print.
Resurgence of influenza A infections in children after the relaxation of COVID-19-related social distancing measures and normalization of international travel in Qatar
Andrés Pérez-López[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Hassan Al Mana[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Muhammad Iqbal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mohammed Suleiman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mohammad Rubayet Hasan[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Patrick Tang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36150023
- DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taac107
Abstract
We report an off-season surge of influenza A infections among children in Qatar coinciding with the relaxation of COVID-19 related social restrictions and the normalization of international travel. The unusual surge may be related to population waning immunity after a prolonged reduced influenza A activity in Qatar.