Epidemiology and etiology of influenza-like-illness in households in Vietnam; it's not all about the kids!

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household studies provide opportunities to understand influenza-like-illness (ILI) transmission, but data from (sub)tropical developing countries are scarce.

Objective

To determine the viral etiology and epidemiology of ILI in households.

Study design

ILI was detected by active case finding amongst a cohort of 263 northern Vietnam households between 2008 and 2013. Health workers collected nose and throat swabs for virus detection by multiplex real-time RT-PCR.

Results

ILI was detected at least once in 219 (23.7%) of 945 household members. 271 (62.3%) of 435 nose/throat swabs were positive for at least one of the 15 viruses tested. Six viruses predominated amongst positive swabs: Rhinovirus (28%), Influenza virus (17%), Coronavirus (8%), Enterovirus (

SUBMITTER: Nguyen DNT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4994428 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature