Short report: seasonal pattern of respiratory syncytial virus in a region with a tropical climate in southeastern Brazil.

Rita Elizabeth Checon Núcleo de Doenças Infeciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. rsilva@ndi.ufes.br

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Marilda M Siqueira Núcleo de Doenças Infeciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. rsilva@ndi.ufes.br

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Ana Kelly Lugon Núcleo de Doenças Infeciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. rsilva@ndi.ufes.br

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Silvana Portes Núcleo de Doenças Infeciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. rsilva@ndi.ufes.br

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Reynaldo Dietze Núcleo de Doenças Infeciosas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. rsilva@ndi.ufes.br

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.490
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Volume 67: Issue 5
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490–491
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Among acute respiratory infections (ARIs), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important pathogen, especially in infants and preschool children. This study focused on RSV epidemiology in a region of southeastern Brazil with a tropical climate. A total of 406 nasopharyngeal secretion samples were taken from children less than five years of age with ARIs. Of these, 114 (28%) were RSV-positive. These samples were found in all age groups, but showed a higher prevalence in newborns. Infection with RSV was identified in 10 of the 12 months of the study period, but the majority (88.5%) of cases occurred from late summer to mid-fall.

Published Online:
Nov 2002
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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