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Prevalence of endemic respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban and rural Malawi

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Prevalence of endemic respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban and rural Malawi. / Vink, Elen; Banda, Louis; Amoah, Abena S et al.
In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Vol. 11, No. 2, 29.02.2024, p. ofad643.

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Vink, E, Banda, L, Amoah, AS, Kasenda, S, Read, JM, Jewell, C, Denis, B, Mwale, AC, Crampin, A, Anscombe, C, Menyere, M & Ho, A 2024, 'Prevalence of endemic respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban and rural Malawi', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. ofad643. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad643

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Vink, E., Banda, L., Amoah, A. S., Kasenda, S., Read, J. M., Jewell, C., Denis, B., Mwale, A. C., Crampin, A., Anscombe, C., Menyere, M., & Ho, A. (2024). Prevalence of endemic respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban and rural Malawi. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11(2), ofad643. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad643

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Vink E, Banda L, Amoah AS, Kasenda S, Read JM, Jewell C et al. Prevalence of endemic respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban and rural Malawi. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2024 Feb 29;11(2):ofad643. Epub 2023 Dec 21. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad643

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Vink, Elen ; Banda, Louis ; Amoah, Abena S et al. / Prevalence of endemic respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban and rural Malawi. In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2024 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. ofad643.

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title = "Prevalence of endemic respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban and rural Malawi",
abstract = "BackgroundWe investigated endemic respiratory virus circulation patterns in Malawi, where no lockdown was imposed, during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWithin a prospective household cohort in urban and rural Malawi, adult participants provided upper respiratory tract (URT) samples at 4 time points between February 2021 and April 2022. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and other endemic respiratory viruses.Results1626 URT samples from 945 participants in 542 households were included. Overall, 7.6% (n = 123) samples were PCR- positive for >1 respiratory virus; SARS-CoV-2 (4.4%) and rhinovirus (2.0%) were most common. No influenza A virus was detected. Influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were rare. Higher virus positivity were detected in the rural setting and at earlier time points. Coinfections were infrequent.ConclusionsEndemic respiratory viruses circulated in the community in Malawi during the pandemic, though influenza and RSV were rarely detected. Distinct differences in virus positivity and demographics were observed between urban and rural cohorts.",
keywords = "Infectious Diseases, Oncology",
author = "Elen Vink and Louis Banda and Amoah, {Abena S} and Stephen Kasenda and Read, {Jonathan M} and Chris Jewell and Brigitte Denis and Mwale, {Annie Chauma} and Amelia Crampin and Catherine Anscombe and Mavis Menyere and Antonia Ho",
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T1 - Prevalence of endemic respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban and rural Malawi

AU - Vink, Elen

AU - Banda, Louis

AU - Amoah, Abena S

AU - Kasenda, Stephen

AU - Read, Jonathan M

AU - Jewell, Chris

AU - Denis, Brigitte

AU - Mwale, Annie Chauma

AU - Crampin, Amelia

AU - Anscombe, Catherine

AU - Menyere, Mavis

AU - Ho, Antonia

PY - 2024/2/29

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N2 - BackgroundWe investigated endemic respiratory virus circulation patterns in Malawi, where no lockdown was imposed, during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWithin a prospective household cohort in urban and rural Malawi, adult participants provided upper respiratory tract (URT) samples at 4 time points between February 2021 and April 2022. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and other endemic respiratory viruses.Results1626 URT samples from 945 participants in 542 households were included. Overall, 7.6% (n = 123) samples were PCR- positive for >1 respiratory virus; SARS-CoV-2 (4.4%) and rhinovirus (2.0%) were most common. No influenza A virus was detected. Influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were rare. Higher virus positivity were detected in the rural setting and at earlier time points. Coinfections were infrequent.ConclusionsEndemic respiratory viruses circulated in the community in Malawi during the pandemic, though influenza and RSV were rarely detected. Distinct differences in virus positivity and demographics were observed between urban and rural cohorts.

AB - BackgroundWe investigated endemic respiratory virus circulation patterns in Malawi, where no lockdown was imposed, during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWithin a prospective household cohort in urban and rural Malawi, adult participants provided upper respiratory tract (URT) samples at 4 time points between February 2021 and April 2022. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and other endemic respiratory viruses.Results1626 URT samples from 945 participants in 542 households were included. Overall, 7.6% (n = 123) samples were PCR- positive for >1 respiratory virus; SARS-CoV-2 (4.4%) and rhinovirus (2.0%) were most common. No influenza A virus was detected. Influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were rare. Higher virus positivity were detected in the rural setting and at earlier time points. Coinfections were infrequent.ConclusionsEndemic respiratory viruses circulated in the community in Malawi during the pandemic, though influenza and RSV were rarely detected. Distinct differences in virus positivity and demographics were observed between urban and rural cohorts.

KW - Infectious Diseases

KW - Oncology

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DO - 10.1093/ofid/ofad643

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VL - 11

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JO - Open Forum Infectious Diseases

JF - Open Forum Infectious Diseases

SN - 2328-8957

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