Deaths Attributed to Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Young Children in High–Mortality Rate Settings: Report from Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS)
Author(s) -
Dianna M. Blau,
Vicky L. Baillie,
Toyah Els,
Sana Mahtab,
Portia Mutevedzi,
Adama Mamby Keita,
Karen L. Kotloff,
Ashka Mehta,
Samba O. Sow,
Milagritos D. Tapia,
Beth A. Tippett Barr,
Benard O Oluoch,
Clayton Onyango,
Gunturu Revathi,
Jennifer R. Verani,
Mahlet Abayneh,
Nega Assefa,
Lola Madrid,
Joseph Oundo,
J. Anthony G. Scott,
Quique Bassat,
Inácio Mandomando,
António Sitoe,
Marta Valente,
Rosauro Varo,
Ima-Abasi Bassey,
Carrie Jo Cain,
Amara Jambai,
Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu,
Julius Ojulong,
Muntasir Alam,
Shams El Arifeen,
Emily S. Gurley,
Afruna Rahman,
Mustafizur Rahman,
Jessica L. Waller,
Betsy Dewey,
Robert F. Breiman,
Cynthia G. Whitney,
Shabir A. Madhi,
Yasmin Adam,
Janet Agaya,
Sara Ajanovic,
Addisu Alemu,
Solomon Ali,
George Aol,
Henry Badji,
Sanwarul Bari,
Justina Bramugy,
James Bunn,
Richard Chawana,
Atique Iqbal Chowdhury,
Karen D. Fairchild,
Surafel Fentaw,
Meerjady Sabrina Flora,
Dickson Gethi,
Nelesh P. Govender,
Carol L. Greene,
Tadesse Gure,
Martin Hale,
Juan Carlos Hurtado,
Kitiezo Aggrey Igunza,
Farzana Islam,
Jennifer Johnson,
Tatiana Keita,
Sammy Khagayi,
Iqbal Ansary Khan,
Rima Koka,
Diakaridia Kone,
Nana Kourouma,
Magdalene Kuria,
Sandra Lako,
Sanjay G. Lala,
Hennie Lombaard,
Ronita Luke,
Thomas Misore,
Paul K Mitei,
Alexander M. Ibrahim,
Andrew Moultrie,
Florence Murila,
Nellie Myburgh,
Peter Nyamthimba,
Richard Oliech,
Richard Omore,
Uma U. Onwuchekwa,
Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien,
Louis Othieno,
Peter Otieno,
Kephas Otieno,
Gregory Ouma,
Benard Owuor,
Shahana Parveen,
Karen L. Petersen,
Mahbubur Rahman,
Natalia Rakislova,
Emily Rogena,
Doh Sanogo,
Tahmina Shirin,
Diakaridia Sidibé,
Seydou Sissoko,
Fatima Solomon,
Gillian Sorour,
James Sylvester Squire,
Peter J. Swart,
Fikremelekot Temesgen,
Sharon M. Tennant,
Bukiwe Thwala,
Cheick Bougadari Traoré,
Sithembiso Velaphi,
Pio Vitorino,
Jeannette Wadula,
Melisachew Mulatu Yeshi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab509
Subject(s) - medicine , mortality rate , pediatrics , respiratory system , virus , virology
Lower respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of death in young children, but few studies have collected the specimens needed to define the role of specific causes. The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) platform aims to investigate causes of death in children aged <5 years in high-mortality rate settings, using postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling and other advanced diagnostic techniques. We examined findings for deaths identified in CHAMPS sites in 7 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to evaluate the role of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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