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Epidemiological Interactions of Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 within a University Population During Omicron B.1.1.529 Outbreak

Malampy, R.; Ganz, T.; DeOliveira, G. M.; Le, C. T.; Li, K. M.; Auclair, J.

2022-05-27 infectious diseases
10.1101/2022.05.26.22275641 medRxiv
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has prompted innovation and research to further understand not only SARS-CoV-2, but other respiratory viruses as well. Since the start of the pandemic there has been a lack in influenza collection and surveillance. In October 2021 the Life Sciences Testing Center at Northeastern University implemented the TaqPath COVID-19, Flu A, Flu B combo kit to test for multiple respiratory diseases among the Universitys population. During this time the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, Omicron B.1.1.529, became the dominant strain in the greater Boston area. During this time an inverse correlation in the detection of positive SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A was observed. More data is needed to determine if this observed inverse correlation on positivity rate is linked to public health measures or biological mechanism within the immune system.

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