Seasonal variation in respiratory syncytial virus epidemics in the gambia, west africa
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 23 (1) , 73-74
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000105183.12781.06
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.Keywords
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