Comparison of the epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed influenza A and influenza B cases in Manitoba, Canada

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hinds, Aynslie M ^a   Bozat Emre, Songul ^a   Van Caeseele, Paul ^a,b   Mahmud, Salaheddin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CADHAM PROVINCIAL LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Influenza A; Influenza B; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924258577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1351-z     Document Type: Article

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