Open AccessThe impact of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 on the circulation of respiratory viruses 2009–2011
Author(s) -
Mak Gan C.,
Wong Ann H.,
Ho Winnie Y. Y.,
Lim Wilina
Publication year - 2012
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/j.1750-2659.2011.00323.x
Subject(s) - pandemic , virology , respiratory system , virus , covid-19 , influenza a virus , public health , biology , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
Please cite this paper as: Mak et al. (2012) The impact of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 on the circulation of respiratory viruses 2009–2011. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6(3), e6–e10. Surveillance of respiratory viruses has been conducted for many years at the public health laboratory in Hong Kong. With the occurrence of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009, we observed a change in the seasonality of influenza activity with a seemingly corresponding change in the activity of respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and adenovirus during 2009–2011. This phenomenon could most likely be explained by virus interference.