Comparative seasonalities of influenza A, B and 'common cold' coronaviruses - setting the scene for SARS-CoV-2 infections and possible unexpected host immune interactions
J Infect
.
2020 Aug;81(2):e62-e64.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.032.
Epub 2020 Apr 29.
Authors
Yang Liu
1
,
Tommy T Y Lam
2
,
Florence Y L Lai
3
,
Mel Krajden
4
,
Steven J Drews
5
,
Todd F Hatchette
6
,
Pieter L A Fraaij
7
,
Jeroen J A van Kampen
7
,
Darmaa Badarch
8
,
Pagbajabyn Nymadawa
8
,
Kok Keng Tee
9
,
Hong Kai Lee
10
,
Evelyn S C Koay
11
,
Lance Jennings
12
,
Marion Koopmans
7
,
Julian W Tang
13
Affiliations
1
MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
2
School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
3
Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
4
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada.
5
Canadian Blood Services, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
6
Todd Hachette, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
7
Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
8
National Center of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Mongolia.
9
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
10
Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research.
11
Molecular Diagnosis Diagnosis Unit, National University Hospital, Singapore.
12
Canterbury Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand.
13
Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. Electronic address: julian.tang@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.
PMID:
32360499
PMCID:
PMC7189195
DOI:
10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.032
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Coronavirus*
Humans
Influenza, Human*
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2