Interactions of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus influence epidemic timing and risk
Our findings indicate that IAV circulation may transiently reduce population-level infection to SARS-CoV-2, potential through ecological or immunological mechanisms.
Authors
- Nick Ruktanonchai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6500-7121)
- Zhifeng Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-9537)
- Eimear Cleary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2549-8565)
- Andrew J. Tatem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-941X)
- Mengyao Li
- Xiaoli Wang
- Yonghong Liu
- Jiatong Han
- Peng Yang
- Hui Yao
- Shengjie Lai
- Ying Shen
- Quanyi Wang
- Wenbin Zhang
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Railway Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Group (China) (CN)
- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CN)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Virginia Tech (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01504-x
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Institutes of Health