Detection of non-influenza viruses in acute respiratory infections in children under five-year-old in Cote d’Ivoire (January – December 2013)

Background: Influenza sentinel surveillance in Cote d’Ivoire showed that 70% of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) cases remained without etiology. This work aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and virological pattern of ARI that tested negative for influenza virus, in children under five years old.