Influenza A and B Infection in Children in Urban Slum, Bangladesh

W Abdullah Brooks,Robert F Breiman,Alexander Klimov,Stephen Luby,Doli Goswami,Pauline Terebuh,Amina Tahia Sharmeen,Tasnim Azim,Dean Erdman,Carolyn Bridges,Henrietta Hall

doi:10.3201/eid1310.070368

Abstract

Influenza A and B Infection in Children in Urban Slum, Bangladesh

Highlights

To the Editor: Influenza A and B viruses are associated with seasonal epidemics [1]
We assessed the contribution of influenza and other respiratory viruses to febrile respiratory illness among children enrolled at the ICDDR,B Kamalapur surveillance and intervention site [6] in an urban slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh
To evaluate viral causes of febrile respiratory illness, paired serum specimens were retrospectively selected from the surveillance period of December 6, 2000 to December 5, 2001, from patients with documented fever >38.5°C, a cough for >1 day but

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Introduction

To the Editor: Influenza A and B viruses are associated with seasonal epidemics [1]. Influenza is increasingly recognized as a cause of severe respiratory disease among healthy children in industrialized countries [2,3,4]. Influenza is increasingly recognized as a cause of severe respiratory disease among healthy children in industrialized countries [2,3,4]. We assessed the contribution of influenza and other respiratory viruses to febrile respiratory illness among children enrolled at the ICDDR,B Kamalapur surveillance and intervention site [6] in an urban slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. To evaluate viral causes of febrile respiratory illness, paired (acute- and convalescent-phase) serum specimens were retrospectively selected from the surveillance period of December 6, 2000 to December 5, 2001, from patients with documented fever >38.5°C, a cough for >1 day but

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