High prevalence and diversity of species D adenoviruses (HAdV-D) in human populations of four Sub-Saharan countries

Table 1 Human adenovirus species D (HAdV-D) detection and clinical symptoms

	Number of analysed individuals	% analysed individuals	Number of HAdV-D positive individuals	% HAdV-D positive individuals
Côte d’Ivoire
Study group	95	100	63	66
0-5 years	4	4	4	100
6-19 years	7	7	5	71
20-77 years	84	88	54	64
Male	42	44	30	71
Female	53	56	34	63
Asymptomatic	45	47	15	33
Symptomatic	50	53	35	70
Abdominal pain	21	22	14	67
Diarrhea	3	3	3	100
Nausea	1	1	1	100
Ocular disease	6	6	3	50
Fever	10	11	9	90
Respiratory disease	8	8	6	75
Headache	19	20	12	63
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Study group	105	100	50	48
0-5 years	19	18	13	68
6-19 years	30	29	15	50
20-78 years	56	53	22	39
Male	51	49	27	53
Female	54	51	23	43
Asymptomatic	41	39	36	88
Symptomatic	64	61	27	42
Abdominal pain	46	44	18	39
Diarrhea	4	4	0	0
Nausea	1	1	0	0
Ocular disease	0	0	0	0
Fever	9	9	3	33
Respiratory disease	18	17	8	44
Headache	14	13	6	43

ISSN: 1743-422X