Human adenoviruses (AdVs) typically cause mild illnesses in otherwise healthy hosts. We investigated a pediatric outbreak of acute respiratory infection with fatal outcomes that occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2004.Biological specimens were collected from 83 children attending two nurseries, a kinesiotherapy clinic, and the household of a nanny. Adenovirus infection was confirmed in 48 children by PCR and viru...
Influenza viral infections are an important cause of morbidity in all age groups and are associated with a high mortality rate amongst the elderly and in risk groups. The current study analyses data from the epidemiological surveillance of influenza during the 2000/2001-winter season. Clinical, epidemiological and virological data relative to cases of influenza syndrome were collected via the National Influenza...
As infecções por vírus influenza são uma importante causa de morbilidade em todos os grupos etários e estão associados a uma elevada mortalidade nos idosos e nos indivíduos pertencentes a grupos de risco. No presente estudo analisaram-se os dados da vigilância epidemiológica da gripe durante o Inverno de 2000/2001. Os dados clínicos, epidemiológicos e virológicos referentes aos casos de síndroma gripal foram re...
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