Global prevalence of respiratory virus infections in adults and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

At the end of 2019, first cases of the previously unknown severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged[1]. The virus spread rapidly, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to characterise the outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020[2]. Various non-pharmaceutical interventions were implemented to mitigate the transmission of the virus [3]. The measures aimed to target transmission routes of the SARS-CoV-2 such as the inhalation of droplets/aerosols, physical contact with infected individuals and indirect transmission through contaminated surfaces.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research