Global respiratory virus surveillance: strengths, gaps, and way forward

Recurrent outbreaks of respiratory virus disease, primarily caused by influenza and coronaviruses (CoVs), have been witnessed across the world (Baber,  2020). The global history of pandemics over the past century indicates the maximum potential of influenza viruses to mutate, reassort, and evolve to cause outbreaks. This is exemplified by repeated influenza A virus (IAV) outbreaks starting from H1N1 Spanish Flu in 1918, H2N2 Asian Flu in 1957, H3 N2 Hong Kong Flu in 1968, and H1N1 swine flu in 2009 (Peteranderl et al., 2016).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Perspective Source Type: research