Influenza surveillance in Pune, India, 2003.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2005 Jul; 36(4): 906-9
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ABSTRACT
Influenza surveillance was conducted in Pune, India in 2003. A total of 573 throat swabs/ nasal swabs (TS/NS) and 190 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) were collected from 763 in- and out-patients who were mostly children aged 0-16 years. TS/NS (507/573) and NPA (42/190) specimens were processed in MDCK cell cultures and identified with the hemagglutination inhibition test (HI). A total of 37 influenza viruses was isolated twenty-three type A (H3N2) and 14 type B of the Yamagata lineage were isolated from 29 children and 8 adults. Three type A (H3N2) isolates were characterized as being similar to A/Panama/2007/99 like, A/Korea/770/2000 like, and B/Sichuan/379/99 like strains.
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Asunto principal:
Virus de la Influenza B
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Factores de Tiempo
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recién Nacido
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Niño
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Preescolar
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Vigilancia de la Población
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Brotes de Enfermedades
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Inglés
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
2005
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Artículo
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