Respiratory syncytial virus: an important cause of acute respiratory illness among young adults undergoing military training
Open Access
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
- Vol. 1 (5-6) , 193-197
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2007.00029.x
Abstract
Background Military recruits receiving training are vulnerable to acute respiratory disease and a significant proportion of illness is caused by unidentified pathogens. While some countries use surveillance programmes to monitor such illness, few data exist for recruits of the British Armed Forces.Keywords
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