title: Studies concerning the course of some acute respiratory diseases in nine districts of south-east area of Romania between November 1994 and April 1995. Epidemiological, virological and serological data.
abstract: A moderate level of morbidity through acute respiratory diseases (ARD), of the upper tract, viral pneumonia and clinical influenza was recorded during November 1994 and April 1995 in the South-East area of Romania (nine districts). By virological and serological investigation adenosyncytial respiratory, parainfluenza type 3 and influenza type B viruses were found to be the most frequent etiological agents of these infections which affected especially the babies and the children of 1-14 years of age. Sporadic influenza outbreaks were noticed from which influenza strains of virus were isolated, antigenically related to the prototype strain A/Johannesburg 33/94.
authors.affiliation: Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrescu
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Zaharia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mihail
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jucu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bârnaure
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Topârceanu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002460:Cell Line; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D009017:Morbidity; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral