ReviewFrontiers in public health2020
Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections: Will COVID-19 Follow Suit?
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102 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The influence of weather and urban environment characteristics on upper respiratory tract infections: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Mapping Sub-National Respiratory Virus Circulation in Cambodia Using Metatranscriptomic Sequencing: A Multi-Center Hospital-Based Surveillance Study.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2026Article
- From weather to symptoms: Preliminary links between weather and inflammation in schizophrenia.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
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- Comparative Analysis of Flight Volume Effects on COVID-19 and Influenza Transmission Across Variable Control Intensities, 2019-2024.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2026Article
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- Analysis of the pathogen spectrum, co-infection characteristics, and risk of severe disease in community-acquired pneumonia among children in Henan province.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Multicenter clinical performance and comparative evaluation of the LIAISON PLEX RespiratoryJournal of clinical microbiology · 2025Article
- Heat Shock Protein 70 in Cold-Stressed Farm Animals: Implications for Viral Disease Seasonality.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Evaluation of common respiratory viruses other than SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized children during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Community-based pathogen-specific incidence of influenza-like illness due to respiratory viruses in South-central Vietnam in 2009-2012: after a pandemic of influenza A viruses.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Seasonality on Mental Health Disorders: A Narrative Review and Extension of the Immunoseasonal Theory.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Analysis of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Seasonality in Japan Using Financial Time Series Analysis Method: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025Article
- Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- The dynamic etiology and epidemiological patterns of acute respiratory tract infections during and post non-pharmacological interventions of SARS-CoV-2 in Shenzhen, China: a two years' prospective cohort study from June 2022.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses, are known to have a high incidence of infection during winter, especially in temperate regions. Dry and cold conditions during winter are the major drivers for increased respiratory tract infections as they increase virus stability and transmission and weaken the host immune system. The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in China in December 2020 and swiftly spread across the globe causing substantial health and economic burdens. Several countries are battling with the second wave of the virus after a devastating first wave of spread, while some are still in the midst of their first wave. It remains unclear whether SARS-CoV-2 will eventually become seasonal or will continue to circulate year-round. In an attempt to address this question, we review the current knowledge regarding the seasonality of respiratory viruses including coronaviruses and the viral and host factors that govern their seasonal pattern. Moreover, we discuss the properties of SARS-CoV-2 and the potential impact of meteorological factors on its spread.
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