| respiratory syncytial virus epidemiology in a birth cohort from kilifi district, kenya: infection during the first year of life. | we report estimates of incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) infection during the first year of life for a birth cohort from rural, coastal kenya. a total of 338 recruits born between 21 january 2002 and 30 may 2002 were monitored for symptoms of respiratory infection by home visits and hospital referrals. nasal washings were screened by use of immunofluorescence. from 311 child-years of observation (cyo), 133 rsv infections were found, of which 48 were lower respiratory tract infection ... | 2004 | 15499540 |