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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Epidemiology of viral respiratory infections in Australian working-age adults (20-64 years): 2010-2013 |
Author: | Varghese, B. Dent, E. Chilver, M. Cameron, S. Stocks, N. |
Citation: | Epidemiology and Infection, 2018; 146(5):619-626 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
ISSN: | 0950-2688 1469-4409 |
Statement of Responsibility: | B.M. Varghese, E. Dent, M. Chilver, S. Cameron and N.P. Stocks |
Abstract: | Acute respiratory infections cause significant morbidity and mortality accounting for 5.8 million deaths worldwide. In Australia, influenza-like illness (ILI), defined as cough, fever and fatigue is a common presentation in general practice and results in reduced productivity and lost working days. Little is known about the epidemiology of ILI in working-age adults. Using data from the ASPREN influenza surveillance network in Australia (2010-2013) we found that working-age adults made up 45.2% of all ILI notifications with 55% of samples positive for at least one respiratory virus. Viruses most commonly detected in our study included influenza A (20.6%), rhinovirus (18.6%), influenza B (6.2%), human meta-pneumovirus (3.4%), respiratory syncytial virus (3.1%), para-influenza virus (2.6%) and adenovirus (1.3%). We also demonstrated that influenza A is the predominant virus that increases ILI (by 1.2% per month for every positive influenza A case) in working-age adults during autumn-winter months while other viruses are active throughout the year. Understanding the epidemiology of viral respiratory infections through a year will help clinicians make informed decisions about testing, antibiotic and antiviral prescribing and when the beginning of the 'flu season' can be more confidently predicted. |
Keywords: | Influenza; respiratory infections; surveillance; virus infection |
Rights: | © Cambridge University Press 2018 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0950268818000286 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1112672 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268818000286 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Public Health publications |
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