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. 2021 Jan;27(1):324-326.
doi: 10.3201/eid2701.201347.

Etiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections, Bangladesh, 2017

Md R Rahaman, Karen A Alroy, Chris A Van Beneden, Michael S Friedman, Erin D Kennedy, Mahmudur Rahman, Arunmozhi Balajee, A K M Muraduzzaman, Tahmina Shirin, Meerjady S Flora, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner

Etiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections, Bangladesh, 2017

Md R Rahaman et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

In April 2017, surveillance detected a surge in severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in Bangladesh. We collected specimens from SARI patients and asymptomatic controls for analysis with multipathogen diagnostic tests. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 was associated with the SARI epidemic, suggesting that introducing vaccines and empiric antiviral drugs could be beneficial.

Keywords: Bangladesh; influenza; respiratory infections; severe; vaccine; vaccine-preventable diseases; viruses.

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Participant enrollment in study of etiology of severe acute respiratory infections and influenza activities in Bangladesh, April–June, 2017. A) Enrollment of adults with severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and their corresponding controls. B) Influenza activities, study (April 10−June 21) and national surveillance (April–June). Percentages might not sum to 100 because of rounding.
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