Epidemiology and impact of influenza in Mongolia, 2007-2012

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 530-537

  Burmaa, Alexanderyn ^a   Kamigaki, Taro ^b   Darmaa, Badarchyn ^a   Nymadawa, Pagbajabyn ^a,c   Oshitani, Hitoshi ^b  

^a National Center for Communicable Diseases   (Mongolia)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Mongolian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Impact; Influenza; Mongolia; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MONGOLIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; YOUNG ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SEASON; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MONGOLIA; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908029925     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12268     Document Type: Article

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