Viral etiologies of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infections in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information on the burden, characteristics and seasonality of non-influenza respiratory viruses is limited in tropical countries.

Objectives

Describe the epidemiology of selected non-influenza respiratory viruses in Thailand between June 2010 and May 2014 using a sentinel surveillance platform established for influenza.

Methods

Patients with influenza-like illness (ILI; history of fever or documented temperature ≥38°C, cough, not requiring hospitalization) or severe acute respiratory infection (SARI; history of fever or documented temperature ≥38°C, cough, onset <10 days, requiring hospitalization) were enrolled from 10 sites. Throat swabs were tested for influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), metapneumovirus (MPV), parainfluenza viruses (PIV

SUBMITTER: Chittaganpitch M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005612 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature