What can the 2009 influenza outbreak teach us about the risk of a severe pandemic? the Madagascar experience

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2454-2455

  Alonso, W J ^a   Schuck Paim, C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Origem Scientifica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAZIL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LETTER; LOW RISK POPULATION; MADAGASCAR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS STRAIN; VITAL STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES; PANDEMICS;

EID: 84885039078     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812003068     Document Type: Letter

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