Detection of Influenza C Virus Infection among Hospitalized Patients, Cameroon

Njouom, Richard; Monamele, Gwladys Chavely; Ermetal, Burcu; Tchatchouang, Serge; Moyo-Tetang, Sylvie; McCauley, John W.; Daniels, Rodney S.

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Detection of Influenza C Virus Infection among Hospitalized Patients, Cameroon

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Mar 2019
By Njouom, Richard ; Monamele, Gwladys Chavely ; Ermetal, Burcu ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Njouom, Richard ; Monamele, Gwladys Chavely ; Ermetal, Burcu ; Tchatchouang, Serge ; Moyo-Tetang, Sylvie ; McCauley, John W. ; Daniels, Rodney S.
Description:

We report 3 cases of influenza C virus in children hospitalized with severe acute respiratory infection in Cameroon. Two of these case-patients had grave clinical manifestations, but all 3 recovered. The lack of specific antiviral drugs for influenza C virus highlights the need to identify and describe cases involving this virus.
Subjects:

Child, Preschool Genes, Viral Genome, Viral Hospitalization Humans Infant Influenza, Human Influenzavirus C Phylogeny Population Surveillance
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(3):607-609
Pubmed ID:

30789339
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6390756
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom
Place as Subject:

Cameroon
Volume:

25
Issue:

3
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:74881e195ce4594187202e04af5ecee3de68cb4b9f21401384d35de353d6b7cd
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