June 15, 2021

Comparable Seasonal Pattern for COVID-19 and Flu-like Illnesses

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): influenza, public health

• COVID-19 transmission was correlated with season in a manner similar to influenza-like illnesses (ILI), according to a comparison between the average annual time-series for ILIs based on incidence data from 2016 till 2019 and two COVID-19 time-series during 2020/2021 in the Netherlands. The authors suggest that the high correlation seems to imply factors driving seasonality of ILIs, such as temperature, relative humidity, and seasonal allergens may also drive COVID-19 seasonality.

Hoogeveen and Hoogeveen. (June 8, 2021). Comparable Seasonal Pattern for COVID-19 and Flu-like Illnesses. One Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100277