Seasonality of viral respiratory infections in Southeast of Brazil: the influence of temperature and air humidity

Seasonality of viral respiratory infections in Southeast of Brazil: the influence of temperature and air humidity

Viruses are the major cause of lower respiratory tract infections in childhood and the main viruses involved are Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV), Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), Influenzavirus A and B (FLUA and FLUB), Human Parainfluenza Virus 1, 2 and 3 (HPIV1, 2 and 3) and Human Rhinovirus...

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Main Authors: Luiz Gustavo Gardinassi, Paulo Vitor Marques Simas, João Batista Salomão, Edison Luiz Durigon, Dirce Maria Zanetta Trevisan, José Antonio Cordeiro, Mauricio Nogueira Lacerda, Paula Rahal, Fátima Pereira de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Viral Respiratory Infections
HRSV
HRV
Temperature
Relative Air Humidity
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