Influenza activity in Kenya, 2007–2013: timing, association with climatic factors, and implications for vaccination campaigns

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 375-385

  Emukule, Gideon O ^a,b   Mott, Joshua A ^a,c,d   Spreeuwenberg, Peter ^e   Viboud, Cecile ^f   Commanday, Alexander ^c   Muthoka, Philip ^g   Munywoki, Patrick K ^h   Nokes, David J ^h,i   van der Velden, Koos ^b   Paget, John W ^b,e  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kenya   (Kenya)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

^d U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^h KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humidity; influenza; Kenya; respiratory; seasonality; vaccination

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84978731895     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12393     Document Type: Article

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