Seasonality of viral respiratory infections in southeast of Brazil: The influence of temperature and air humidity

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-108

  Gardinassi, Luiz Gustavo ^a   Simas, Paulo Vitor Marques ^a   Salomão, João Batista ^b   Durigon, Edison Luiz ^c   Trevisan, Dirce Maria Zanetta ^c   Cordeiro, José Antonio ^b   Lacerda, Mauricio Nogueira ^b   Rahal, Paula ^a   de Souza, Fátima Pereira ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HRSV; HRV; Relative air humidity; Temperature; Viral respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; HUMAN RHINOVIRUS SP.; HYDRANGEA RINGSPOT VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 84861363210     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822012000100011     Document Type: Article

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