An outbreak of acute respiratory infections due to human respiratory syncytial virus in a nursing home for the elderly in Ibaraki, Japan, 2014

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2014;67(4):326-8. doi: 10.7883/yoken.67.326.

Authors

Ikuko Doi¹, Noriko Nagata, Hiroyuki Tsukagoshi, Harumi Komori, Takumi Motoya, Miki Watanabe, Toshimasa Keta, Manami Kawakami, Takashi Tsukano, Megumi Honda, Taisei Ishioka, Makoto Takeda, Akihide Ryo, Makoto Kuroda, Kazunori Oishi, Hirokazu Kimura

Affiliation

¹ Ibaraki Prefectural Institute of Public Health.

PMID: 25056086
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.67.326

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Disease Outbreaks*
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Nursing Homes*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / epidemiology*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / virology*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / classification
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / genetics
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*