"Between the cross and the sword": Brazilian children face an influenza epidemic while still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

Aloisio Antônio Gomes de Matos Brasil; Erika Galvão de Oliveira; Luís Fernando Reis Macedo; Dayse Cristina Rodrigues Pereira Luz; Estelita Lima Cândido; Italo Wanderson de Moura Gabriel; Jucier Gonçalves Júnior; Liromaria Maria de Amorim; Modesto Leite Rolim Neto; Maria Misrelma Moura Bessa

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2021.12.030

"Between the cross and the sword": Brazilian children face an influenza epidemic while still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

J Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jul-Aug:65:e24-e25. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.12.030. Epub 2022 Jan 5.

Affiliations

¹ Auditor in Health Management. Physician and researcher at the National Confederation of Medical Cooperatives - UNIMED, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil. Electronic address: neuropsiquiatra@bol.com.br.
² Nursing Course at the Doctor Leão Sampaio University Center - UNILEAO, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
³ Nursing Course at the Regional University of Cariri - URCA, Crato, Ceará, Brazil.
⁴ Post-Doctoral Student in Health Sciences at the ABC Medical School - FMABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁵ Researcher for the Masters in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Cariri - UFCA, Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil.
⁶ Physician and Researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of Juazeiro do Norte - FMJ/IDOMED, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
⁷ Physician and Researcher at the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁸ Departament of Education, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Ceara, Brazil.
⁹ Productivity Scholarship of the Juazeiro do Norte School of Medicine from Juazeiro do Norte - FMJ/Estacio, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
¹⁰ Center for Studies and Research in Public Health - NUEPESC - Centro Universitário Paraíso, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.

PMID: 35058121
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.12.030

Abstract

The Influenza activity remained at inter-seasonal levels; however, influenza A(H3N2) detections continue to increase in Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Most of the activity and rising trend of A(H3N2) detections are recorded in Brazil. A bulletin issued by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) reported significant presence of the influenza A virus, both in children and in the adult population, among cases of SARS-Cov-2.This situation is worrying, as vaccination campaigns were hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Brazil / epidemiology
COVID-19*
Child
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype
Influenza, Human* / epidemiology
Influenza, Human* / prevention & control
Pandemics / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2