2009 versus 2010 comparison of influenza activity in southern hemisphere temperate countries

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 375-379

  Van Kerkhove, Maria D ^a,b   Mounts, Anthony W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Influenza circulation; Pandemic H1N1; Southern hemisphere

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; AUSTRALIA; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AUSTRALASIA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 80054778154     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00241.x     Document Type: Letter

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