Respiratory syncytial virus groups A and B in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from 1990 to 1995 and 1998
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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96(2): 155-8, Feb. 2001. graf
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RESUMO
We analyzed the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) groups and their epidemiological pattern that were detected over the course of seven years in southern Brazil. The two RSV groups co-circulated each year, but frequencies of groups A and B varied both between and within yearly outbreaks. In 1991, group A predominated over group B (p=0.0016). RSV outbreaks analyzed showed a temperature-dependent pattern and no association with rainfall, similarly to other countries from southern South America. Knowledge of the variants is important in terms of both diagnosis and definition of a vaccine composition
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Main subject:
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Estadual de Produção e Pesquisa em Saúde/BR
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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