The seasonality of nonpolio enteroviruses in the United States: Patterns and drivers.

ABSTRACT: Nonpolio enteroviruses are diverse and common viruses that can circulate year-round but tend to peak in summer. Although most infections are asymptomatic, they can result in a wide range of neurological and other diseases. Many serotypes circulate every year, and different serotypes predominate in different years, but the drivers of their geographical and temporal dynamics are not understood. We use national enterovirus surveillance data collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during 1983-2013, as well as demographic and climatic data for the same period, to study the patterns and drivers of the seasonality of these infections. We find that the seasonal pattern of enterovirus cases is spatially structured in the United States and similar to that observed for historic

SUBMITTER: Pons-Salort M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5866597 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature