Results from the first 30 months of national sentinel surveillance for influenza in Tanzania, 2008-2010

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 206, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Mmbaga, V M ^a   Mwasekaga, M J ^b   Mmbuji, P ^a   Matonya, M ^c   Mwafulango, A ^c   Moshi, S ^a   Emukule, G ^b   Katz, M A ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

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

^c National Influenza Center   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE DISCHARGE; NOSE DISEASE; OROPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TANZANIA; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870015790     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis540     Document Type: Article

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