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Epidemiology and seasonality of human parainfluenza serotypes 1‐3 in Australian children

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Parainfluenza viruses are significant contributors to childhood respiratory illness worldwide, although detailed epidemiological studies are lacking. Few recent Australian studies have investigated serotype‐specific PIV epidemiology, and there is a paucity… Click to show full abstract

Parainfluenza viruses are significant contributors to childhood respiratory illness worldwide, although detailed epidemiological studies are lacking. Few recent Australian studies have investigated serotype‐specific PIV epidemiology, and there is a paucity of southern hemisphere PIV reports. We report age‐stratified PIV hospitalisation rates and a mathematical model of PIV seasonality and dynamics in Western Australia (WA).

Keywords: human parainfluenza; epidemiology; seasonality human; epidemiology seasonality; parainfluenza

Journal Title: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Year Published: 2021

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