A summer outbreak of influenza A virus infection among young children

Dana G. Wolf*, David Rekhtman, Eitan Kerem, Alan Hay, Nurith Mador, Evgenia Greenbaum, Marina Dorozhko, Victoria Gregory, Pu Lin Yi, Zichria Zakay-Rones

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Abstract

In the summer of 2003 in Jerusalem, Israel, 23 children were hospitalized with influenza A virus (A/Fujian/411/02-like virus) infection. The majority were neonates and infants. Clinical manifestations included neonatal fever, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia, and outcomes were favorable. Continued surveillance between epidemic seasons could allow early recognition of influenza strains that will appear in the following influenza season.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)595-597
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume39
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 2004
Externally publishedYes

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