EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTIONS IN YANGON, MYANMAR
10.2149/tmh.34.3
- Author:
GO HASEGAWA
;
YADANAR KYAW
;
HLA MYAT NEW
;
LI DANJUAN
;
REIKO SAITO
;
HIROSHI SUZUKI
;
YUSUKE EBE
;
TIN MAUNG CHO
;
MAKOTO NAITO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
influenza;
acute respiratory infection;
rapid diagnostic test kit;
Yangon
- From:Tropical Medicine and Health
2006;34(1):3-6
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although influenza is a highly contagious acute respiratory illness of global importance, little is known about the disease in tropical countries. An influenza survey was conducted in three sentinel sites in Yangon, Myanmar from September 2003 to December 2004. Throat or nasal swabs were collected from 616 patients with influenza-like symptoms and tested using rapid diagnostic test kits and virus isolation. Influenza B virus was detected in 6 patients from September to October, 2003. Influenza A viruses were detected in 133 patients from June to September, 2004, and the 51 influenza A viruses isolated from 72 specimens were all A⁄H3N2. Influenza virus infections occurred mainly in the rainy season in Yangon, Myanmar, but continuous ongoing influenza surveillance is needed.
