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SUBMITTER: Sloan C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5502811 | biostudies-other | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Sloan Chantel C Heaton Matthew M Kang Sorah S Berrett Candace C Wu Pingsheng P Gebretsadik Tebeb T Sicignano Nicholas N Evans Amber A Lee Rees R Hartert Tina T
Health & place 20170310
Infant bronchiolitis is primarily due to infection by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is highly seasonal. The goal of the study is to understand how circulation of RSV is impacted by fluctuations in temperature and humidity in order to inform prevention efforts. Using data from the Military Health System (MHS) Data Repository (MDR), we calculated rates of infant bronchiolitis for the contiguous US from July 2004 to June 2013. Monthly temperature and relative humidity were extracted from ...[more]