Pandemic influenza in Africa, lessons learned from 1968: A systematic review of the literature

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-24

  Ortiz, Justin R ^a   Lafond, Kathryn E ^b   Wong, Tiffany A ^c   Uyeki, Timothy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Influenza; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AFRICA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H2N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS;

EID: 83555163636     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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