A comparative study between the incidence and epidemiological features of Influenza-Like Illness and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Italian epicenter (Lombardy) | Zendy

Francesca Grosso | Zendy; Ambra Castrofino | Zendy; Gabriele Del Castillo | Zendy; Cristina Galli | Zendy; S. Binda | Zendy; Laura Pellegrinelli | Zendy; Laura Bubba | Zendy; Danilo Cereda | Zendy; Marcello Tirani | Zendy; Maria Gramegna | Zendy; Antonino Bella | Zendy; Silvana Castaldi | Zendy; Elena Pariani | Zendy

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A comparative study between the incidence and epidemiological features of Influenza-Like Illness and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Italian epicenter (Lombardy)

Author(s) -

Francesca Grosso,

Ambra Castrofino,

Gabriele Del Castillo,

Cristina Galli,

S. Binda,

Laura Pellegrinelli,

Laura Bubba,

Danilo Cereda,

Marcello Tirani,

Maria Gramegna,

Antonino Bella,

Silvana Castaldi,

Elena Pariani

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of infection and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.983

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1876-035X

pISSN - 1876-0341

DOI - 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.02.003

Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , influenza like illness , epidemiology , medicine , covid-19 , epidemiological surveillance , population , pandemic , demography , environmental health , virology , disease , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics , sociology

In Lombardy, the influenza surveillance system relies on sentinel physicians that weekly report data on the number of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and a part of them also collect nasopharyngeal samples for virologic analyses. This study aims at comparing the ILI incidence of 2019-2020 influenza season with the incidence of COVID-19 cases in order to better understand the current epidemic and to evaluate whether the implementation of ILI surveillance system could succeed in early detection and monitoring of COVID-19 diffusion.

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