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Volume 4
Journal of Infectious Diseases and Treatment
ISSN: 2472-1093
Page 59
Euro Infectious Diseases 2018 &
Histopathology 2018
September 27-29, 2018
&
JOINT EVENT
September 27-29, 2018 Rome, Italy
5
th
International Conference on
Histopathology & Cytopathology
10
th
Euro-Global Conference on
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiological characterization of influenza viruses detected from acute respiratory patients in Korea
during 2012-2016
YeaEun Lee
Chungbuk University, Republic of Korea
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nfluenza viruses cause acute respiratory disease, seasonal epidemics and occasional global pandemics. In this study, we
investigated the characteristics of influenza virus isolated from patients with acute respiratory illness in Gyeonggi province
during 20012/13-2015/16. Influenza viruses were detected in 400 out of 2,726 (14.7%) specimens by using real-time PCR with
viral specific primers. Of the positive specimens, 233(58.2%) were identified as A type, and 167(41.8%) were identified as B
type. Among the influenza A viruses, 81(20.2%) were classified as subtype A(H1N1)pdm09 and 152(38.0%) were classified as
subtype A(H3N2). Depending on the age groups, prevalence was the highest in the school-age and adolescent age group of
7~18 years. Major clinical symptoms were fever(88.0%), cough(83.3%), sputum(69%) and rhinorrhea(68%). While comparing
the diseases associated with influenza A and B, there are no district clinical symptoms that would distinguish influenza A from
B. These results obtained from the influenza surveillance system could be used as a basis for preparing for the seasonal or
pandemic influenza outbreak.
yen1981@gg.go.krJ Infec Dis Treat 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-1093-C1-003