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KMID : 1156220130390030230
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2013 Volume.39 No. 3 p.230 ~ p.238
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Epidemiological Characterization of Influenza Viruses detected from Acute Respiratory Patients in Seoul during 2010-2012
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Ham Hee-Jin
Jang Jung-Im
Choi Sung-Sun
Oh Se-Ah
Jo Suk-Ju
Choi Sung-Min
Pak Son-Il
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Abstract
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Objectives: For our survey of the incidence of influenza viruses among respiratory viral infections in Seoul, we evaluated their prevalence among infectious acute respiratory viral patients in Seoul from 2010 to 2012 through regular surveillance.
Methods: For influenza virus detection, we conducted real-time PCR analyses on 2,544 throat specimens collected from patients with respiratory viral infections in Seoul between 2010 and 2012. They were collected and then tested for the presence of influenza viruses through reverse transcription (RT) - polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Results: 19.1% (486/2,544) of the throat specimens were determined to be positive for influenza viruses. The incidences of influenza viral infection in the case of respiratory viral infections through regular surveillance in Seoul were 23.0% (212/923) in 2010, 6.4% (47/738) in 2011, and 25.7% (227/883) in 2012, and 10.8% (275/2,544) of type A, and 8.3% (211/2,544) type B influenza viruses. In addition, the greatest prevalence was in the 20-49 age group (51.6% ), which shows that influenza viruses constituted a major causative agent of acute respiratory viral infections.
Conclusions: The distributions of influenza viruses and the epidemiologic patterns of the viral pathogen in acute respiratory viral infectious patients may provide potentially effective data for epidemiological studies in Seoul, Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Influenza viruses, subtype A (H1N1), subtype A (H3N2), type B, RT-PCR
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