An early report from newly established laboratory-based influenza surveillance in Lao PDR

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 47-52

  Vongphrachanh, Phengta ^a   Simmerman, James M ^b   Phonekeo, Darouny ^a   Pansayavong, Vimatha ^a   Sisouk, Thongchanh ^a   Ongkhamme, Somvay ^a   Bryce, Gary T ^c   Corwin, Andrew ^b   Bryant, Juliet E ^a,d  

^a National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology   (Thailand)

^b Centers for Disease Control CDC Thailand Field Station   (Thailand)

^c US Navy Medical Research Unit   (Indonesia)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Influenza; Laos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAOS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NOSE SMEAR; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROAT CULTURE; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LAOS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77349099044     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2009.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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