Seasonal Variation in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Epidemics in the Gambia, West Africa

Overview

Journal Pediatr Infect Dis J

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2004 Jan 27

PMID 14743052

Citations 9

Authors

Marianne A B van der Sande

Tessa Goetghebuer

Mariama Sanneh

Hilton C Whittle

Martin W Weber

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Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus outbreaks tend to occur seasonally and are a major cause of childhood morbidity. In The Gambia a regular pattern of outbreaks during six consecutive annual seasons was disrupted by 2 years of irregular outbreaks, followed by another 2 years of regular seasonal outbreaks. Improved understanding of the transmission dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus is essential to design and test effective interventions.

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