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The study highlights the significant changes in respiratory virus epidemiology following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. METHOD: In this single-centre retrospective study, the virological readouts of adenovirus (AdV), influenza virus A (IAV), influenza virus B (IBV), parainfluenza viruses (PIV) 1, 2, 3, 4, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and coupled enterovirus and rhinovirus (EV/RV) were extracted from the respiratory specimens of paediatric patients in Hong Kong from January 2015 to February 2024. The subjects were stratified into five age groups. RESULTS: < 0.01) were significantly elevated after the COVID-19 outbreak. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that public health measures to contain COVID-19 may have unintended consequences on children's natural exposure and immunity to other respiratory viruses, potentially increasing their morbidity in the post-pandemic era.
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