Epidemiology of 2009 pandemic influenza a virus subtype H1N1 among kenyans aged 2 months to 18 years, 2009-2010

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 206, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Wong, Karen K ^a   Bulimo, Wallace D ^c   Magana, Japhet ^d   Achilla, Rachel A ^c   Schwarcz, Sandra K ^b,c   Simwa, Maylor ^d   Majanja, Janet M ^c   Wadegu, Meshack O ^c   Osuna, Finley A ^c,d   Mukunzi, Silvanos O ^c   Mwangi, Josephat K ^c   Wangui, Julia M ^c   Muthoni, Janet N ^c   Njiri, James O ^c   Obura, Beryl D ^c   Opot, Benjamin H ^c   Mitei, Keneth K ^c   Barani, Jane ^d   Lifumo, Samwel ^d   Schnabel, David C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODILY SECRETIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84870027536     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis585     Document Type: Article

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