Cieślak K, Szymański K, Kowalczyk D, Brydak L B
Department of Influenza Research, National Influenza Center, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, 24 Chocimska Street, 00-791, Warsaw, Poland.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017;968:13-18. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_178.
Influenza is an infectious disease caused by influenza A and B viruses. Children are the group which is the most exposed to influenza and influenza-like infections. They are considered as carriers of influenza infections in the population. In the epidemic season 2015/2016 more than 8000 samples were tested, of which over 30 % specimens were collected from patients aged 0-14 years. In 42.3 % cases the influenza or influenza-like viruses were confirmed. The most common subtype was A/H1N1/pdm09. Analysis of positive specimens was categorized into three smaller groups 0-4, 5-9, 10-14. Differences in the frequency of virus detections in younger age groups appeared. This study has shown that children are a very important group in the spread of the influenza virus in the population. A higher percentage of vaccinated children would decrease the number of infected patients in the whole population.
流感是一种由甲型和乙型流感病毒引起的传染病。儿童是最易感染流感及流感样感染的群体。他们被视为人群中流感感染的携带者。在2015/2016年流行季节，检测了8000多个样本，其中超过30%的标本是从0至14岁的患者中采集的。在42.3%的病例中，流感或流感样病毒得到确诊。最常见的亚型是A/H1N1/pdm09。对阳性标本的分析分为三个较小的年龄组：0至4岁、5至9岁、10至14岁。较年轻年龄组的病毒检测频率出现了差异。这项研究表明，儿童是流感病毒在人群中传播的一个非常重要的群体。接种疫苗的儿童比例越高，整个人口中受感染患者的数量就会减少。
