Seasonal variation of asymptomatic viral and bacterial nasopharyngeal carriage in rural Senegal

• Main Authors: Fatou Samba Diouf (Author), Maryam Tidjani Alou (Author), Hubert Bassene (Author), Sebastien Cortaredona (Author), Georges Diatta (Author), Didier Raoult (Author), Cheikh Sokhna (Author), Jean-Christophe Lagier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The surveillance of respiratory pathogens in rural areas of West Africa has, to date, largely been focussed on symptoms. In this prospective study conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed to assess the asymptomatic prevalence of respiratory pathogen carriage in a group of indiv...