Swine flu-have we learnt any lesson from the past?

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Yadav, Sankalp ^a   Rawal, Gautam ^b  

^a General Duty Medical Officer II   (India)

^b Rockland Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Influenza; Swine flu

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; ZANAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME TO TREATMENT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; INDIA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PANDEMICS;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS;

EID: 84944875846     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.118.6455     Document Type: Article

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