The Timeline of Influenza Virus Shedding in Children and Adults in a Household Transmission Study of Influenza in Managua, Nicaragua.

ABSTRACT: In a household transmission study in Nicaragua, children under 6 years old had a longer duration of presymptomatic influenza virus shedding than adults. The duration of postsymptomatic influenza virus shedding was longest in children 0-5 years old, followed by children 6-15 years of age and adults.

SUBMITTER: Ng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4829445 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature