Continuous Invasion by Respiratory Viruses Observed in Rural Households During a Respiratory Syncytial Virus Seasonal Outbreak in Coastal Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Households are high-intensity close-contact environments favorable for transmission of respiratory viruses, yet little is known for low-income settings.

Methods

Active surveillance was completed on 47 households in rural coastal Kenya over 6 months during a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season. Nasopharyngeal swabs (NPSs) were taken from 483 household members twice weekly irrespective of symptoms. Using molecular diagnostics, NPSs from 6 households were screened for 15 respiratory viruses and the remainder of households only for the most frequent viruses observed: rhinovirus (RV), human coronavirus (HCoV; comprising strains 229E, OC43, and NL63), adenovirus (AdV), and RSV (A and B).

Results

Of 16928 NPSs tested for the common viruses, 4259 (25.2%) were

SUBMITTER: Munywoki PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206121 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature