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National Reference Centre for Influenza 2020-2022

  • Funded by State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
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Grant number: 0142004046

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19, Unspecified

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2022

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $1,325,996.52

  • Funder

    State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Abteilung Übertragbare Krankheiten Sekretariat der

  • Research Location

    N/A

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Pathogen morphology, shedding & natural history

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Influenza viruses can cause seasonal epidemics, but can also trigger pandemics. This is why flu is monitored in Switzerland through the voluntary Sentinella reporting system. However, flu-like illnesses can be caused by more than just influenza viruses, and there are also different types and subtypes of influenza with different virulence properties. For the timely monitoring of influenza and the timely, situation-appropriate adaptation of recommendations and measures to protect the population, additional information on circulating influenza viruses and their changes (antigenic drift, antigenic shift, development of resistance) is therefore important. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an additional goal is the virological monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses. The goals of virological monitoring are: - Detection of influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses ...