Clinical features of parainfluenza infections among young children hospitalized for acute respiratory illness in Amman, Jordan by Leigh M. Howard, Danielle A. Rankin, Andrew J. Spieker, Wenying Gu, Zaid Haddadin, Varvara Probst, Herdi Rahman, Rendie McHenry, Claudia Guevara Pulido, John V. Williams, Samir Faouri, Asem Shehabi, Najwa Khuri-Bulos, Natasha B. Halasa

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Febrile Respiratory Illness Associated with Human Adenovirus Type 55 in South Korea Military, 2014–2016 by Hongseok Yoo, Se Hun Gu, Jaehun Jung, Dong Hyun Song, Changgyo Yoon, Duck Jin Hong, Eun Young Lee, Woong Seog, Il-Ung Hwang, Daesang Lee, Seong Tae Jeong, Kyungmin Huh

“…An outbreak of febrile respiratory illness associated with human adenovirus (HAdV) occurred in the South Korea military during the 2014–15 influenza season and thereafter. …”
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FUT2–ABO epistasis increases the risk of early childhood asthma and Streptococcus pneumoniae respiratory illnesses by Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Anders U. Eliasen, Astrid Sevelsted, Casper-Emil T. Pedersen, Jakob Stokholm, Bo Chawes, Jette Bork-Jensen, Niels Grarup, Oluf Pedersen, Torben Hansen, Allan Linneberg, Amitabh Sharma, Scott T. Weiss, Michael D. Evans, Daniel J. Jackson, Andreanne Morin, Karen A. Krogfelt, Susanne Schjørring, Preben B. Mortensen, David M. Hougaard, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, Marie Bækvad-Hansen, Ole Mors, Merete Nordentoft, Anders D. Børglum, Thomas Werge, Esben Agerbo, James E. Gern, Robert F. Lemanske, Carole Ober, Anders G. Pedersen, Hans Bisgaard, Klaus Bønnelykke

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Human Adenovirus Subtype 21a Isolates From Children With Severe Lower Respiratory Illness in China by Wenkuan Liu, Li Zhang, Yong Cai, Qiong Zhang, Qiong Zhang, Dehui Chen, Shuyan Qiu, Yanqun Wang, Duo Xu, Shujun Gu, Xiao Li, Jing Dai, Qian Liu, Rong Zhou, Rong Zhou, Xingui Tian

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Intra-breath changes in respiratory mechanics are sensitive to history of respiratory illness in preschool children: the SEPAGES cohort by Valérie Siroux, Anne Boudier, Sarah Lyon-Caen, Joane Quentin, Yoann Gioria, Zoltán Hantos, Rémy Slama, Isabelle Pin, Sam Bayat

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Elementary school-based influenza vaccination: evaluating impact on respiratory illness absenteeism and laboratory-confirmed influenza. by Sonia A Kjos, Stephanie A Irving, Jennifer K Meece, Edward A Belongia

“…We conducted an observational pilot study to identify absences due to respiratory illness and laboratory-confirmed influenza in schools with and without school-based vaccination.A local public health agency initiated school-based influenza vaccination in two Wisconsin elementary schools during October 2010 (exposed schools); two nearby schools served as a comparison group (non-exposed schools). …”
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Performance of the Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Sentinel Surveillance System in Yemen: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study by Ghamdan Gamal Alkholidy, Labiba Saeed Anam, Ali Hamoud Almahaqri, Yousef Khader

“… BackgroundThe national severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) surveillance system in Yemen was established in 2010 to monitor SARI occurrence in humans and provide a foundation for detecting SARI outbreaks. …”
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Ongoing outbreak of human adenovirus-associated acute respiratory illness in the Republic of Korea military, 2013 to 2018 by Jae-Hoon Ko, Hyeong-taek Woo, Hong Sang Oh, Song Mi Moon, Joon Young Choi, Jeong Uk Lim, Donghoon Kim, Junsu Byun, Soon-Hwan Kwon, Daeyoun Kang, Jung Yeon Heo, Kyong Ran Peck

“…Background/Aims Human adenovirus type 55 (HAdV-55), an emerging epidemic strain, has caused several large outbreaks in the Korean military since 2014, and HAdV-associated acute respiratory illness (HAdV-ARI) has been continuously reported thereafter. …”
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Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Density during Asymptomatic Respiratory Virus Infection and Risk for Subsequent Acute Respiratory Illness by Leigh M. Howard, Yuwei Zhu, Marie R. Griffin, Kathryn M. Edwards, John V. Williams, Ana I. Gil, Jorge E. Vidal, Keith P. Klugman, Claudio F. Lanata, Carlos G. Grijalva

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Are perceptions of community safety associated with respiratory illness among a low-income, minority adult population? by Kristen N. Arthur, Rhonda Spencer-Hwang, Synnøve F. Knutsen, David Shavlik, Samuel Soret, Susanne Montgomery

“…We explored the association between individual-level perception of community safety and respiratory illness among low-income, minority adults who live in a region with routine poor air quality exacerbated by the emissions of a nearby freight railyard. …”
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Association between infant feeding patterns and diarrhoeal and respiratory illness: A cohort study in Chittagong, Bangladesh by Peat Jennifer K, Oddy Wendy H, Mihrshahi Seema, Kabir Iqbal

“…Similarly, although there was a large difference in prevalence in acute respiratory illness between exclusively [54.2% (95%CI 46.6, 61.8)] and predominantly breastfed infants [70.4% (95%CI 53.2, 87.6)] there was no significant difference in the prevalence (p = 0.17).…”
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Identification of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in oropharyngeal mouth washes from AIDS children dying of respiratory illnesses. by Lishimpi, K, Kasolo, F, Chintu, C, Mwaba, P, Mudenda, V, Maswahu, D, Terunuma, H, Fletcher, H, Nunn, A, Lucas, S, Zumla, A

Viral aetiology of acute respiratory illnesses in patients with a suspicion of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Switzerland by C Deffernez, Y Thomas, D Koch, VM Spicher, I Uckay, D Schultze, G Siegl, HC Matter

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Barriers to and facilitators of a just-in-time adaptive intervention for respiratory illness in cerebral palsy: a qualitative study by Christopher C Cushing, Paul J Chung, Kristina Devi Singh-Verdeflor, Heidi M Kloster, Carlos Lerner, Thomas S Klitzner, Danielle M Gerber, Barbara J Katz, Roxana Delgado-Martinez, Lorena Porras-Javier, Siem Ia, Teresa Wagner, Mary L Ehlenbach, Gemma Warner, Ryan J Coller

“…Objective To understand caregiver, healthcare professional and national expert perspectives on implementation of a just-in-time adaptive intervention, RE-PACT (Respiratory Exacerbation-Plans for Action and Care Transitions) to prevent respiratory crises in severe cerebral palsy.Design Qualitative research study.Setting Paediatric complex care programmes at two academic medical institutions.Participants A total of n=4 focus groups were conducted with caregivers of children with severe cerebral palsy and chronic respiratory illness, n=4 with healthcare professionals, and n=1 with national experts.Methods Participants viewed a video summarising RE-PACT, which includes action planning, mobile health surveillance of parent confidence to avoid hospitalisation and rapid clinical response at times of low confidence. …”
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Ambient air pollution and non-communicable respiratory illness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature by Bailey E. Glenn, Leon M. Espira, Miles C. Larson, Peter S. Larson

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Adaptive Intervention to Prevent Respiratory Illness in Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Alyssa Fleischman, Carlos Lerner, Heidi Kloster, Paul Chung, Thomas Klitzner, Christopher Cushing, Danielle Gerber, Barbara Katz, Gemma Warner, Kristina Devi Singh-Verdeflor, Roxana Delgado-Martinez, Lorena Porras-Javier, Siem Ia, Teresa Wagner, Mary Ehlenbach, Ryan Coller

“… BackgroundThis study will pilot-test an innovative just-in-time adaptive intervention to reduce severe respiratory illness among children with severe cerebral palsy (CP). …”
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Seroprevalence of influenza A virus in pigs and low risk of acute respiratory illness among pig workers in Kenya by Eric Mogaka Osoro, Shirley Lidechi, Doris Marwanga, Jeremiah Nyaundi, Athman Mwatondo, Mathew Muturi, Zipporah Ng’ang’a, Kariuki Njenga

Subjects: “…Acute respiratory illness…”
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Severe Respiratory Illness Outbreak Associated with Human Coronavirus NL63 in a Long-Term Care Facility by Julie Hand, Erica Billig Rose, Andrea Salinas, Xiaoyan Lu, Senthilkumar K. Sakthivel, Eileen Schneider, John T. Watson

“…We describe an outbreak of severe respiratory illness associated with human coronavirus NL63 in a long-term care facility in Louisiana in November 2017. …”
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The socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on families affected by childhood respiratory illnesses in Cape Town, South Africa. by Michaile G Anthony, Graeme Hoddinott, Margaret Van Niekerk, Isabelle Dewandel, Carla McKenzie, Carien Bekker, Helena Rabie, Andrew Redfern, Marieke M van der Zalm

“…Children presenting with respiratory illnesses are affected by emerging health systems and socioeconomic changes in the COVID-19 era. …”
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Multi-disciplinary community respiratory team management of patients with chronic respiratory illness during the COVID-19 pandemic by Emily Turner, Emma Johnson, Kate Levin, Stewart Gingles, Elaine Mackay, Claire Roux, Marianne Milligan, Marion Mackie, Kirsten Farrell, Kirsty Murray, Suzanne Adams, Joan Brand, David Anderson, Hannah Bayes

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