Respiratory syncytial virus infections during an epidemic period in Salvador, Brazil: viral antigenic group analysis and description of clinical and epidemiological aspects

Respiratory syncytial virus infections during an epidemic period in Salvador, Brazil: viral antigenic group analysis and description of clinical and epidemiological aspects

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were studied in 482 children from Salvador, BA, Brazil, over a period of 12 months. The epidemic period of RSV infections in Salvador occurred from February (summer) to August (winter), with peaks in May, June, and July....

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Main Authors: Fernanda Edna Araújo Moura, Leonardo Carletto Borges, Silvana Augusta Rodrigues Portes, Eduardo Antônio Gonçalves Ramos, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2003-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
acute respiratory infection
RSV groups A and B
child
Salvador
Brazil
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