Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance in Quzhou, China, from November 2023 to July 2024

From November 2023 to July 2024, 2,800 respiratory specimens were collected from patients in Quzhou, Eastern China, to study acute respiratory infections post-COVID-19. The dataset, authored by Rui-jun Yang and shared on figshare, reports detection results for 13 common pathogens, including influenza virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae, with an overall positivity rate of 59.28%. It includes case information for 1,960 influenza-like illness and 840 severe acute respiratory infection cases.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal patterns of respiratory pathogens based on temporal data from November 2023 to July 2024.
• Modeling age-specific infection risks based on detection rates across groups like children ≤5 years and adults ≥65 years.
• Investigating pathogen co-infection prevalence based on the reported 26.45% co-infection rate among positive cases.
• Comparing infection rates across geographic regions within Quzhou City based on reported county-level positivity rates.

Strengths

• Includes 2,800 patient specimens with detailed case type (ILI/SARI) and demographic breakdown.
• Reports specific detection rates for 13 pathogens, including the top three: influenza virus (23.21%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (13.14%), and adenovirus (8.39%).
• Provides clear temporal coverage from November 2023 to July 2024 and geographic focus on Quzhou City, Eastern China.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain analyses.
• The dataset is small at 373.6 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Specimens collected from outpatient/emergency and inpatient departments and tested via multiplex fluorescence quantitative PCR.

Time Range

November 2023 to July 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 03:51:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Quzhou City, Eastern China