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Table 3 Seasonal indices

From: Prevalence and seasonality of common viral respiratory pathogens, including Cytomegalovirus in children, between 0–5 years of age in KwaZulu-Natal, an HIV endemic province in South Africa

Season

Seasonal Indices

ADV

EV

FluA

FluB

HBOV

HMPV

PIV1

PIV2

PIV3

PIV4

Hrhino

RSV

Summer

0.713

1.011 a

0

0

2.471 a

1.714 a

0.686

0.667

1.112 a

0.571

0.569

1.450 a

Autumn

1.287 a

1.449 a

1.312 a

0

1.000

0

1.067 a

0

0.480

2.353 a

0.653

1.450 a

Winter

1.340 a

0.458

2.180 a

0.841

0

0.533

0.741

0

0.875

0.308

1.489 a

0.412

Spring

0.885

0.695

0.761

1.844 a

0.242

1.949 a

2.115 a

0.889

1.650 a

0.308

0.792

0.864

  1. aBoldface indicates Seasonal indices above 1 means that prevalence of a respiratory virus is above average
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