Epidemiological, viral and serological studies concerning the evolution of some acute respiratory diseases between November 1992 and March 1993 in nine districts of the south-east area of Romania.
Viral and serological studies led to the conclusion that parainfluenza type 3 and influenza type A(H3N2) viruses were the most implicated in the etiology of acute respiratory diseases (ARD), viral pneumonia and clinical influenza in nine districts of the south-east area of Romania during the November 1992--March 1993 period. Epidemiological survey pointed on the 0-1 year group of age as the most affected by the above mentioned respiratory diseases.
Petrescu
A
A
Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Bucharest, Romania.
Zaharia
C N
CN
Mihail
A
A
Jucu
V
V
Bârnaure
F
F
Topârceanu
F
F
Cristea
M
M
Marin
C
C
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014780:Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000914:Antibodies, Viral