A four year seasonal survey of the relationship between outdoor climate and epidemiology of viral respiratory tract infections in a temperate climate

Highlights • There is a marked seasonality of several respiratory viruses in a temperate climate. • The impact of weather conditions on seasonality is not fully understood. • A drop in temperature and vapor pressure precede the annual influenza epidemic. • Weather conditions are important for the se...

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Published in:Journal of clinical virology 2016-11, Vol.84, p.59-63
Main Authors: Sundell, Nicklas, Andersson, Lars-Magnus, Brittain-Long, Robin, Lindh, Magnus, Westin, Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoviridae
Allergy and Immunology
Clinical Medicine
Disease Outbreaks
Enterovirus
Epidemiology
Humans
Infectious Disease
Influenza A
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - virology
Klinisk medicin
Meteorological factors
Picornaviridae
Picornaviridae Infections - epidemiology
Picornaviridae Infections - virology
Respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - virology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - isolation & purification
Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - virology
Respiratory viruses
Rhinovirus - isolation & purification
Seasons
Surveys and Questionnaires
Temperature
Weather
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Summary:Highlights • There is a marked seasonality of several respiratory viruses in a temperate climate. • The impact of weather conditions on seasonality is not fully understood. • A drop in temperature and vapor pressure precede the annual influenza epidemic. • Weather conditions are important for the seasonality of other respiratory viruses. • Human rhino- and enterovirus activity seem to be independent of climate factors.
ISSN:1386-6532
1873-5967
DOI:10.1016/j.jcv.2016.10.005