Prevalence of common respiratory viruses in children: insights from post-pandemic surveillance
The detection of multiple viruses with a higher prevalence of HMPV and RSV in our study emphasises the need for a scaled-up and sustained surveillance of respiratory viruses in Ghana in the post-pandemic era. Such an establishment in respiratory virus surveillance systems in Ghana would help in the timely detection and education on viral seasonal patterns, which will inform public health responses.
Authors
- Emmanuella Nyarko-Afriyie
- Michael Owusu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5066-150X)
- Christian Drosten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7923-0519)
- Peter Kojo Brenya
- Kwadwo Boampong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5014-6153)
- Richmond Gorman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6831-3375)
- Richard Owusu Ansah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-9320)
- Richard Odame Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8992-0222)
- Sherihane Aryeetey
- Jesse Addo Asamoah
- Constance Adu-Gyamfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0162-4141)
- Augustina Angelina Sylverken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7691-914X)
- Philip El‐Duah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-0755)
- James Opoku Frimpong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-9159)
- Frederick Ayensu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8004-8976)
- Nana Kwame Ayisi‐Boateng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0961-4434)
- Richard Larbi
- Henry Kyeremateng Acheampong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2298-9043)
- Henrietta Dede Tetteh
- Manuella Hayford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2148-7343)
- Veronica Barnor
Institutions
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11201-0
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77
Funders
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst