Influenza viruses in Nigeria, 2009-2010: Results from the first 17 months of a national influenza sentinel surveillance system

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 206, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Dalhatu, Ibrahim T ^a   Medina Marino, Andrew ^a,d   Olsen, Sonja J ^a   Hwang, Inzune ^a   Gubio, Aisha Bintu ^b   Ekanem, Ekanem E ^a   Coker, E B A ^c   Akpan, Henry ^c   Adedeji, Adebayo Abel ^c  

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

^b National Influenza Reference Laboratory   (Nigeria)

^c Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^d Illinois Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PANDEMIC; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS TYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY FLUIDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870024651     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis584     Document Type: Article

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