The Tecumseh Study of Respiratory Illness

Arnold S. Monto; John A. Napier; Helen L. Metzner

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121320

September 1, 1971American Journal of Epidemiology

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To establish long-term community surveillance assessing the frequency, microbial etiology, and clinical syndromes of acute respiratory disease across representative family cohorts.
Randomly selected representative family cohorts were enrolled for one-year surveillance cycles, with weekly contacts to detect the occurrence of acute illness.
Specimens for microbial isolation were collected during reported respiratory illness episodes, alongside scheduled blood draws at fixed intervals.
Illness severity was classified by evaluating symptom duration, the occurrence of fever, and activity restriction.
Cohort engagement remained high across the community cross-section, with 86% of recruited families completing the full one-year surveillance period.
A total of 11,308 acute respiratory illnesses were documented during the initial 190 weeks of active surveillance.
Reported illness syndromes and symptom frequencies demonstrated marked qualitative variation according to patient age.

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Community surveillance study observes age-dependent syndrome variations across 11,308 respiratory illnesses in family cohorts, highlighting patterns of symptom severity and infection spread.

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