The syndrome was renamed in the twentieth century after it was shown to differ from dengue.
Early clinical suspicion should prompt urgent transfer of patients to a hospital with intensive care facilities.
No demographic characteristics identified who might benefit most from pretravel counseling.
As the disease spread, the scale of the epidemic required a multi-faceted public health response.
Conjugate vaccines should include polysaccharide or virulence proteins of this serotype to provide complete protection.
Foodborne transmission accounts for 10% of outbreaks caused by GII.4, 27% by all other single genotypes, and 37% by mixtures of GII.4 and others
Mortality rates were higher among HIV-positive persons and older persons who had influenza.
Deaths Associated with Respiratory Viruses in HIV-Prevalent Area
Circulating strains cluster geographically and belong to at least 5 distinct clades.
Transmission via shared water implicates passerine birds as possible vectors for dissemination of this virus.
Evidence of infection was low despite frequent exposure to infected poultry and low use of personal protective equipment.
Vaccination of pregnant women could prevent 2,105 invasive GBS cases and 278 deaths among infants annually.