%0 Journal Article %A Njouom, Richard %A Monamele, Gwladys Chavely %A Ermetal, Burcu %A Tchatchouang, Serge %A Moyo-Tetang, Sylvie %A McCauley, John W %A Daniels, Rodney S %D 2019 %T Detection of influenza C virus infection among hospitalized patients, Cameroon %U https://crick.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Detection_of_influenza_C_virus_infection_among_hospitalized_patients_Cameroon/11382933 %2 https://crick.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/20229543 %K Cameroon %K Influenza C %K hospitalized patients %K influenza %K virus %K viruses %K Child, Preschool %K Genes, Viral %K Genome, Viral %K Hospitalization %K Humans %K Infant %K Influenza, Human %K Influenzavirus C %K Phylogeny %K Population Surveillance %K McCauley FC001030 %K WIC %K Microbiology %K 1108 Medical Microbiology %K 1117 Public Health and Health Services %K 1103 Clinical Sciences %X We report 3 cases of influenza C virus in children hospitalized with severe acute respiratory infection in Cameroon. Two of these case-patients had grave clinical manifestations, but all 3 recovered. The lack of specific antiviral drugs for influenza C virus highlights the need to identify and describe cases involving this virus. %I The Francis Crick Institute