Table. RT-PCR test results demonstrating shifting patterns of influenza circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senegal*.
| Testing per timeframe | No. (%) cases |
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|---|---|---|---|
| ILI | SARI | Total | |
| Prepandemic, 2013–2020 | |||
| No. cases enrolled | 74,726 | 776 | 75,502 |
| No. influenza RT-PCR performed | 12,530 (1) | 776 (100) | 13,306 (17) |
| No. influenza-positive tests |
3,157 (25) |
145 (19) |
3,302 (25) |
| Pandemic period, 2020–2022 | |||
| No. cases enrolled | 19,030 | 1,352 | 20,382 |
| No. influenza RT-PCR performed | 2,593 (14) | 1,352 (100) | 3,945 (19) |
| No. influenza-positive tests | 622 (24) | 68 (5) | 690 (17) |
| No. SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR performed | 1,409 (7) | 1,129 (84) | 2,538 (12) |
| No. SARS-CoV-2 positive tests | 195 (14) | 211 (19) | 416 (16) |
*Cases are from ILI and SARI surveillance during January 2013–July 2022. ILI, influenza-like illness; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR; SARI, severe acute respiratory illness