Contemporaneous data on the prevalence of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection in people with acute respiratory tract infections in Africa (2000–2017)

Jean Joel Bigna (1) , Sebastien Kenmoe (1) , Estelle Amandine Well (2) , Fredy Brice N. Simo (1) , Véronique Penlap (2) , Astrid Vabret (3, 4) , Richard Njouom (1)

1 Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
2 Université de Yaoundé I
3 Service de Virologie [CHU Caen]
4 GRAM 2.0 - Groupe de Recherche sur l'Adaptation Microbienne

Availability of accurate data on the burden of the Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV) can help to implement better strategies to curb this burden in Africa continent among people with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI). We summarize here available contemporaneous data published from January 1, 2000 to August 31, 2017 on the prevalence of HSRV infection among people with ARTI in the continent.

Keywords: Africa; Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Respiratory tract infection

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases

Jean Joel Bigna, Sebastien Kenmoe, Estelle Amandine Well, Fredy Brice N. Simo, Véronique Penlap, et al.. Contemporaneous data on the prevalence of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection in people with acute respiratory tract infections in Africa (2000–2017). Data in Brief, 2018, 20, pp.940-947. ⟨10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.039⟩. ⟨hal-02155462⟩