When the COVID-19 Pandemic Surges during Influenza Season: Lessons Learnt from the Sentinel Laboratory-Based Surveillance of Influenza-Like Illness in Lombardy during the 2019–2020 Season

When the COVID-19 Pandemic Surges during Influenza Season: Lessons Learnt from the Sentinel Laboratory-Based Surveillance of Influenza-Like Illness in Lombardy during the 2019–2020 Season

This paper outlines the role of Lombardy’s regional influenza reference laboratory (Northern Italy) in the surveillance of influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) in monitoring SARS-CoV-2 circulation by analyzing 631 consecutive nasopharyngeal swabs (NPSs) collected from ILI outpatients by sentinel physicia...

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Main Authors: Cristina Galli, Laura Pellegrinelli, Laura Bubba, Valeria Primache, Giovanni Anselmi, Serena Delbue, Lucia Signorini, Sandro Binda, Danilo Cereda, Maria Gramegna, Elena Pariani, The ILI Sentinel Physicians Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
influenza viruses
influenza-like illness
surveillance
molecular detection
molecular epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/4/695

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