Respiratory Watch: Development of a Provincial System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance in Nova Scotia, 2005–2008

OBJECTIVE: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of severe lower respiratory tract infection in young children and is increasingly recognized as a cause of influenza-like illness in those older than 65 years of age. A surveillance system to provide timely local information about...

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Main Authors: Assaad Al-Assam, Joanne M Langley, Shelly Sarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/361948
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description OBJECTIVE: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of severe lower respiratory tract infection in young children and is increasingly recognized as a cause of influenza-like illness in those older than 65 years of age. A surveillance system to provide timely local information about RSV activity in Nova Scotia (NS) is described.
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spelling doaj-art-53b8b3830afd416588afc7e6bfb0a0162025-08-20T03:36:26ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322009-01-01204e153e15610.1155/2009/361948Respiratory Watch: Development of a Provincial System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance in Nova Scotia, 2005–2008Assaad Al-Assam0Joanne M Langley1Shelly Sarwal2Formerly with the Department of Health Promotion and Protection, Government of Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, CanadaFormerly with the Department of Health Promotion and Protection, Government of Nova Scotia, CanadaOBJECTIVE: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of severe lower respiratory tract infection in young children and is increasingly recognized as a cause of influenza-like illness in those older than 65 years of age. A surveillance system to provide timely local information about RSV activity in Nova Scotia (NS) is described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/361948
spellingShingle Assaad Al-Assam
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Respiratory Watch: Development of a Provincial System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance in Nova Scotia, 2005–2008
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Respiratory Watch: Development of a Provincial System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance in Nova Scotia, 2005–2008
title_full Respiratory Watch: Development of a Provincial System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance in Nova Scotia, 2005–2008
title_fullStr Respiratory Watch: Development of a Provincial System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance in Nova Scotia, 2005–2008
title_full_unstemmed Respiratory Watch: Development of a Provincial System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance in Nova Scotia, 2005–2008
title_short Respiratory Watch: Development of a Provincial System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance in Nova Scotia, 2005–2008
title_sort respiratory watch development of a provincial system for respiratory syncytial virus surveillance in nova scotia 2005 2008
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/361948
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