Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Role of Influenza: A Case Series From 8 Countries

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 853-860

  McMorrow, Meredith L ^a,c   Wemakoy, Emile Okitolonda ^d   Tshilobo, Joelle Kabamba ^e   Emukule, Gideon O ^e   Mott, Joshua A ^a,c,e   Njuguna, Henry ^e   Waiboci, Lilian ^e   Heraud, Jean Michel ^f   Rajatonirina, Soatianana ^f   Razanajatovo, Norosoa H ^f   Chilombe, Moses ^g   Everett, Dean ^g   Heyderman, Robert S ^g   Barakat, Amal ^h   Nyatanyi, Thierry ⁱ   Rukelibuga, Joseph ^e   Cohen, Adam L ^a,c,e   Cohen, Cheryl ^k,m   Tempia, Stefano ^a,e   Thomas, Juno ^l   Venter, Marietjie ^e,j,k   Mwakapeje, Elibariki ^m,n   Mponela, Marcelina ^e,n   Lutwama, Julius ^e,o   Duque, Jazmin ^a,b   Lafond, Kathryn ^a   Nzussouo, Ndahwouh Talla ^a   Williams, Thelma ^a   Widdowson, Marc Alain ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Kinshasa School of Public Health   (Congo)

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

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^h Institut National D'Hygiène   (Morocco)

ⁱ RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^k Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis   (South Africa)

^l NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^m UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

ⁿ and Children   (Tanzania)

^o UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

more..

Author keywords

Africa South of the Sahara; influenza, human; mortality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADENOVIRIDAE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOVIRUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TUBERCULOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEALTH SURVEY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925808597     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv100     Document Type: Article

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