Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory Disease
Occurrence of different viruses in acute respiratory tract infections of Nigerian children was examined. Respiratory swabs were collected from 246 children referred to hospital clinics because of acute respiratory symptoms from February through May 2009. Validated real-time RT-PCR techniques reveale...
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| author | Oluwabukola M. Akinloye Esa Rönkkö Carita Savolainen-Kopra Thedi Ziegler Bamidele A. Iwalokun Mope A. Deji-Agboola Afolabi Oluwadun Merja Roivainen Festus D. Adu Tapani Hovi |
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| description | Occurrence of different viruses in acute respiratory tract infections of Nigerian children was examined. Respiratory swabs were collected from 246 children referred to hospital clinics because of acute respiratory symptoms from February through May 2009. Validated real-time RT-PCR techniques revealed nucleic acids of at least one virus group in 189 specimens (77%). Human rhinoviruses and parainfluenza viruses were present each in one third of the children. Adenoviruses, enteroviruses, human metapneumovirus, human bocavirus, and influenza C virus were also relatively common. Possibly due to their seasonal occurrence, influenza A and B virus, and respiratory syncytial virus were detected rarely. We conclude that all major groups of respiratory tract viruses are causing illness in Nigerian children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b62aad7ab9f24a4d8ce8c2809fc447362025-02-03T05:59:25ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942011-01-01201110.1155/2011/690286690286Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory DiseaseOluwabukola M. Akinloye0Esa Rönkkö1Carita Savolainen-Kopra2Thedi Ziegler3Bamidele A. Iwalokun4Mope A. Deji-Agboola5Afolabi Oluwadun6Merja Roivainen7Festus D. Adu8Tapani Hovi9Viral Infections Unit, Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FinlandViral Infections Unit, Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FinlandIntestinal Viruses Unit, Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FinlandViral Infections Unit, Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Shagamu, Ogun State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Shagamu, Ogun State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Shagamu, Ogun State, NigeriaIntestinal Viruses Unit, Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, NigeriaViral Infections Unit, Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FinlandOccurrence of different viruses in acute respiratory tract infections of Nigerian children was examined. Respiratory swabs were collected from 246 children referred to hospital clinics because of acute respiratory symptoms from February through May 2009. Validated real-time RT-PCR techniques revealed nucleic acids of at least one virus group in 189 specimens (77%). Human rhinoviruses and parainfluenza viruses were present each in one third of the children. Adenoviruses, enteroviruses, human metapneumovirus, human bocavirus, and influenza C virus were also relatively common. Possibly due to their seasonal occurrence, influenza A and B virus, and respiratory syncytial virus were detected rarely. We conclude that all major groups of respiratory tract viruses are causing illness in Nigerian children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/690286 |
| spellingShingle | Oluwabukola M. Akinloye Esa Rönkkö Carita Savolainen-Kopra Thedi Ziegler Bamidele A. Iwalokun Mope A. Deji-Agboola Afolabi Oluwadun Merja Roivainen Festus D. Adu Tapani Hovi Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory Disease Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory Disease |
| title_full | Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory Disease |
| title_fullStr | Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory Disease |
| title_short | Specific Viruses Detected in Nigerian Children in Association with Acute Respiratory Disease |
| title_sort | specific viruses detected in nigerian children in association with acute respiratory disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/690286 |
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