Chapter title |
Influenza and Influenza-like Viruses in Children in the Epidemic Season 2015/2016 in Poland
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Chapter number | 178 |
Book title |
Influenza and Respiratory Care
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/5584_2016_178 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-951711-7, 978-3-31-951712-4
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Authors |
K. Cieślak, K. Szymański, D. Kowalczyk, L. B. Brydak, Cieślak, K., Szymański, K., Kowalczyk, D., Brydak, L. B. |
Abstract |
Influenza is an infectious disease caused by influenza A and B viruses. Children are the group which is the most exposed to influenza and influenza-like infections. They are considered as carriers of influenza infections in the population. In the epidemic season 2015/2016 more than 8000 samples were tested, of which over 30 % specimens were collected from patients aged 0-14 years. In 42.3 % cases the influenza or influenza-like viruses were confirmed. The most common subtype was A/H1N1/pdm09. Analysis of positive specimens was categorized into three smaller groups 0-4, 5-9, 10-14. Differences in the frequency of virus detections in younger age groups appeared. This study has shown that children are a very important group in the spread of the influenza virus in the population. A higher percentage of vaccinated children would decrease the number of infected patients in the whole population. |
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