An epidemiological study of RSV infection in the Gambia

An epidemiological study of RSV infection in the Gambia

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a developing country. METHODS: The work was carried out in three hospitals for primary cases and in the community for secondary cases in the western region of the Gambia, West Africa. RSV infection was diagnose...

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Main Authors: Weber Martin W., Milligan Paul, Sanneh Mariama, Awemoyi Agnes, Dakour Raduwan, Schneider Gisela, Palmer Ayo, Jallow Mariatou, Oparaogu Anslem, Whittle Hilton, Mulholland E. Kim, Greenwood Brian M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Respiratory syncytial virus, Human/pathogenicity
Respiratory syncytial virus infections/epidemiology
Respiratory tract infections/etiology
Anoxemia
Patient admission
Hospitals
Measles
Epidemiologic factors
Health services accessibility
Households
Epidemiologic studies
Gambia
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000700008

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