Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 29, 2020

High Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus (H1N1) Co-Infection in Dead Patients in Northeastern Iran

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  • Co-infection with influenza A virus was found in 22% of a sample of patients in Iran who died and had SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by RT-PCR (n=1,444). The contribution of these co-infections to disease pathology is unclear from these results, but the authors note that such high rates of co-infection could make diagnostics more complicated. 

Hashemi et al. (July 28, 2020). High Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus (H1N1) Co-Infection in Dead Patients in Northeastern Iran. Journal of Medical Virology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26364