The World Health Organization (WHO) has been monitoring data from Chinese surveillance systems since Oct 2023, which have been showing an increase in respiratory illness in children in northern China. China’s National Health Commission reported on a nationwide increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases, predominantly affecting children. According to authorities this increase is as a result of lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the arrival of the cold seasons, as well as circulating pathogens such as influenza, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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