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Respiratory syncytial virus epidemic periods in an equatorial city of B razil
Background Characterization of the human respiratory syncytial virus ( HRSV ) season at the local level has important implications for appropriate decisions on the time period for administration of specific prophylaxis. Objectives (1) To describe five consecutive epidemic periods of HRSV in an equat...
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Published in: | Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2013-11, Vol.7 (6), p.1128-1135 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Background
Characterization of the human respiratory syncytial virus (
HRSV
) season at the local level has important implications for appropriate decisions on the time period for administration of specific prophylaxis.
Objectives
(1) To describe five consecutive epidemic periods of
HRSV
in an equatorial city of
B
razil and (2) to show preliminary data on genomic diversity of circulating
HRSV
.
Patients/Methods
Nasopharyngeal aspirates of 2885 children attending the emergency room and wards of a public hospital were collected and screened by indirect immunofluorescence for
HRSV
infections during five consecutive years (from
J
anuary 2004 to
D
ecember 2008). In addition, the genetic and antigenic variability of the
HRSV
strains isolated was evaluated by partial nucleotide sequencing of the protein
G
gene.
Results
HRSV
was detected in 15·8% of the analyzed samples.
HRSV
seasons occurred in a restricted period of each year. The onset of each
HRSV
season was variable (
F
ebruary to
M
ay), but the end always occurred in
J
uly. From the 456
HRSV
infections found, 86 cases with bronchiolitis were genotyped. Both
HRSV
subgroups (
A
and
B
) cocirculated during the five epidemic periods. The 58
HRSV
‐A strains grouped into two clades,
GA
2 and
GA
5. In respect of the
HRSV
‐B strains, the 28 samples grouped into two clades:
GB
3 and
BA
.
Conclusions
HRSV
accounts for a substantial proportion of
ARI
in the study population. As in temperate countries,
HRSV
infections in this equatorial area of Brazil also cause seasonal yearly epidemics, and this has implications for prophylaxis strategies. The city of
F
ortaleza follows the same worldwide trend of circulation of genotypes of
HRSV
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ISSN: | 1750-2640 1750-2659 |
DOI: | 10.1111/irv.12104 |