Open AccessWhich influenza viruses will emerge following the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic?
Author(s) -
Laurie Karen L.,
Rockman Steve
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
influenza and other respiratory viruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.743
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1750-2659
pISSN - 1750-2640
DOI - 10.1111/irv.12866
Subject(s) - pandemic , human mortality from h5n1 , virology , isolation (microbiology) , influenza pandemic , covid-19 , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , virus , influenza a virus , pandemic influenza , coronavirus , virus isolation , strain (injury) , h5n1 genetic structure , medicine , biology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , pathology
Abstract The world has experienced five pandemics in just over one hundred years, four due to influenza and one due to coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2). In each case of pandemic influenza, the pandemic influenza strain has replaced the previous seasonal influenza virus. Notably, throughout the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, there has been a 99% reduction in influenza isolation globally. It is anticipated that influenza will re‐emerge following the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic and circulate again. The potential for which influenza viruses will emerge is examined.