Characteristics of respiratory viral infections during influenza season in Canadian Hutterite Communities. Issue 6 (19th October 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Tae H.; Russell, Margaret L.; Fonseca, Kevin; Aoki, Fred; Horsman, Gregory; Van Caeseele, Paul; Chokani, Khami; Voight, Mark; Babiuk, Lorne; Moss, Lorraine; Webby, Richard; Earn, David J. D.; Singh, Pardeep; Howse, Cassandra; Loeb, Mark
• Is Part Of: Influenza and other respiratory viruses. Volume 7:Issue 6(2013:Nov.)
• Page Start: 1088
• Page End: 1092
• Publication Date: 2012-10-19
• Subjects: Influenza -- Periodicals; Respiratory infections -- Periodicals; Virus diseases -- Periodicals; Influenza, Human -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Virus Diseases -- Periodicals; Grippe -- Périodiques; Appareil respiratoire -- Infections -- Périodiques; Maladies à virus -- Périodiques; 616.203
• DOI: 10.1111/irv.12021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-2640

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <italic>Please cite this paper as</italic>: Kim <italic>et al.</italic> (2012) Characteristics of respiratory viral infections during influenza season in Canadian Hutterite Communities. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses DOI:10.1111/irv.12021.</p> <p> <bold>Objectives: </bold> To determined the pathogen‐specific incidence of respiratory virus infection in Hutterite communities occurring over the 2008–2009 influenza season and assess temporal characteristics of respiratory illness related to infection.</p> <p> <bold>Methods: </bold> 3273 participants community members enrolled in a cluster randomized trial of influenza vaccine were studied.</p> <p> <bold>Results: </bold> One hundred forty‐nine participants had laboratory‐confirmed influenza, and 595 had at least one episode of laboratory‐confirmed respiratory viral infection other than influenza. Entero/rhinovirus had the highest incidence among children &lt;5 years.</p> <p> <bold>Conclusions: </bold> A decline in the incidence of infections with age was observed for influenza as well as for most other respiratory viruses.</p> </abstract>