id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-276995-b003vcdc Wiese, Andrew D Social distancing measures: evidence of interruption of seasonal influenza activity and early lessons of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic 2020-06-20 .txt text/plain 818 54 39 And while novel surveillance systems have been implemented to monitor SARS-CoV-2 activity, pre-existing surveillance systems have the advantage of allowing comparison to trends in prior years to assess the impact of social distancing measures on the activity of influenza and other respiratory pathogens. In this issue of the journal, Hyunju Lee and colleagues describe the use of national influenza surveillance data to assess the impact of social distancing measures, implemented in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, on seasonal influenza activity in Korea. [1] [2] [3] In this study, investigators compared the A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t While surveillance data are helpful to identify abnormal activity of certain diseases of public health interest, and to demonstrate the impact of major interventions, such as implementation of social distancing measures, it is important to understand the limitations and strengths of specific surveillance systems. ./cache/cord-276995-b003vcdc.txt ./txt/cord-276995-b003vcdc.txt