Historiskt har nya virus slått ut de "gamla" dominerande, har coronaviruset slått ut influenza iår ? Kommer influenza återkomma eller tar corona över influenza's roll som dominerande sesongsvirus ?
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• Influenza activity remained at interseasonal levels.
• No influenza viruses were detected in specimens from persons with respiratory illness presenting to primary medical care sentinel sites.
• Influenza viruses were detected sporadically from non-sentinel sources (such as hospitals, schools, primary care facilities not involved in sentinel surveillance, or nursing homes and other institutions). Both influenza type A and type B viruses were detected.
• There were no hospitalized laboratory-confirmed influenza cases reported for week 46/2020.
• The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected healthcare presentations and testing capacities of countries and areas in the Region, which negatively impacted reporting of influenza epidemiologic and virologic data during the 2019-2020 season. It is not unusual for influenza activity to be low at this time of year. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the influenza data presented for the 2020-2021 season needs to be interpreted with caution, notably in terms of seasonal patterns.