About this Research Topic
The goal of this Research Topic is to encourage the laboratory, epidemiological and modeling studies on the potential interference of COVID-19 and influenza viruses, at both the individual and population levels. This Research Topic expected to collect the scientific evidence to guide the response plan for combating the merged waves of COVID-19 pandemic and seasonal influenza epidemics.
Specific themes under this Research Topic to be included, but not limited to, are listed below:
• The regional and global disease burden caused by the merged wave of COVID-19 outbreaks and seasonal influenza epidemics;
• The molecular mechanisms of potential virus interference between COVID-19 and influenza in animal models and human hosts;
• The potential benefit of nonspecific immunity from natural influenza infections or influenza vaccination;
• The impact of social distancing and other public health measures on timing and magnitude of seasonal influenza epidemics.
The article types that Topic Editors welcome include original research articles of laboratory, epidemiological and modeling studies; systematic reviews; correspondence and commentaries.
Keywords: covid-19, influenza, covid-19 outbreaks, seasonal influenza, influenza epidemics
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.