Influenza Virus Among Children with Acute Respiratory Infections in Chennai, India

nfluenza is a major public health concern. Information on theprevalence of influenza virus in respiratory tract infections inIndian children is very sparse. In the present study, 267 nasalswabs were collected from children with acute respiratoryinfections in Chennai, India, out of which 22 (8.2%) and 6 (2.3%)samples were positive for influenza A and B virus respectively.