Influenza and other respiratory viruses
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Influenza Other Respi Viruses · Sep 2016
Viral etiology of severe acute respiratory infections in hospitalized children in Cameroon, 2011-2013.
Severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) is recognized as an important cause of morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization among children in developing countries. Little is known, however, in tropical countries like Cameroon about the cause and seasonality of respiratory infections, especially in hospitalized settings. ⋯ Respiratory viruses were associated with a high burden of hospitalizations among children in Cameroon. Nevertheless, additional studies evaluating asymptomatic Cameroonian children will be important in understanding the relationship between viral carriage and disease.