Influenza surveillance in Zambia, 2008-2009

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 206, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Theo, Andros ^a   Liwewe, Mazyanga ^a   Ndumba, Idah ^a   Mupila, Zacharia ^a   Tambatamba, Bushimbwa ^b   Mutemba, Charles ^b   Somwe, Somwe Wa ^b   Mwinga, Alywn ^c   Tempia, Stefano ^c   Monze, Mwaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^b University Teaching Hospital   (Zambia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; ZAMBIA; CLASSIFICATION; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMIC; SEASON; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84870027193     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis599     Document Type: Article

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