Impact of Pandemic Measures on the Epidemiology and Seasonality of Other Viruses

Dear Colleagues,

Since the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have been lifted in many countries, reports are being published about how the pandemic measures have impacted on the normal seasonal epidemiology of other viruses, such as influenza, RSV, parainfluenza, rhinoviruses, enteroviruses, adenoviruses, etc. 

These changes have often manifested as viral rebounds in case numbers after social distancing measures were removed. 

This has had the potential to cause more severe disease in children caught in this viral rebound, where children were less exposed to circulating viruses, due to reduced socialising with school friends, and not being able to develop immunity to these agents. One example may be the global outbreaks of severe hepatitis that were linked to adenoviruses in many cases in 2022.

This Special Issue will capture some of these reports and assess their impact on related populations. Such studies will prepare us for the possible consequences of such prolonged non-pharmaceutical measures being taken during any next pandemic.

Dr. Julian W. Tang
Guest Editor

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