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  Circulation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Morocco during 2014-2016: Findings from a sentinel-based virological surveillance system for influenza 

  Bimouhen, A.; El Falaki, F.; Ihazmad, H.; Regragui, Z.; Benkerroum, S.; Barakat, A. (‎2016-07)‎

  Respiratory syncytial virus [‎RSV]‎ is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in young infants, little was known on its circulation types and patterns in Morocco. We conducted a prospective study using sentinel-based influenza surveillance to detect RSV by real time PCR in patients with acute respiratory infections, enrolled during two seasons [‎2014/15, 2015/16]‎. During September 2014-April 2016, we obtained 1450 specimens, of which 267 [‎18.4%]‎ tested positive for RSV. The proportion of positive RSV infection was higher in patients hospitalized ...
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  An epidemiological study of RSV infection in the Gambia/ Martin W. Weber ... [‎et al.]‎ 

  Weber, Martin W; Milligan, Paul J. M; Sanneh, Mariama; Awemoyi, Agnes; Dakour, Raduwan; Schneider, Gisela; Palmer, Ayo; Jallow, Mariatou Tala; Oparaogu, Anslem; Whittle, Hilton C; Mulholland, E. Kim; Greenwood, Brian M (‎2002)‎
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  Burden of acute respiratory disease of epidemic and pandemic potential in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: A literature review 

  Abubakar, A.; Malik, M.; Pebody, R.G.; Elkholy, A.A.; Khan, W.; Bellos, A.; Mala, P. (‎2016-07)‎

  There are gaps in the knowledge about the burden of severe respiratory disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region [‎EMR]‎. This literature review was therefore conducted to describe the burden of epidemic- and pandemic-prone acute respiratory infections [‎ARI]‎ in the Region which may help in the development of evidence-based disease prevention and control policies. Relevant published and unpublished reports were identified from searches of various databases; 83 documents fulfilled the search criteria. The infections identified included: ARI, avian ...