Influenza viruses circulation in a tertiary care children hospital in Rome: a comparison between 2022 and the previous 5 years.
Stefania RannoLuana ColtellaGiulia LinardosVelia Chiara Di MaioLuna ColagrossiLeonarda GentileEugenia GalenoMarta Luisa Ciofi Degli AttiSebastian CristaldiAlberto VillaniMassimiliano RaponiCarlo Federico PernoCristina RussoPublished in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2023)
When compared with pre SARS-CoV-2 pandemic years, our data show a significant increase in Influenza cases during weeks 18-41/2022 and reveal an unexpected summer circulation of these viruses: just weeks 26-30 showed to be influenza virus free. A national year-round Flu surveillance could be useful to understand if changing in influenza epidemiology is transitional or likely to persist in the following years.