Sentinel surveillance for influenza among severe acute respiratory infection and acute febrile illness inpatients at three hospitals in Ghana

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 367-374

  Jones, Alexander H ^a   Ampofo, William ^b   Akuffo, Richard ^c   Doman, Brooke ^c   Duplessis, Christopher ^c   Amankwa, Joseph A ^d   Sarpong, Charity ^d   Sagoe, Ken ^e   Agbenohevi, Prince ^f   Puplampu, Naiki ^c   Armah, George ^b   Koram, Kwadwo A ^b   Nyarko, Edward O ^f   Bel Nono, Samuel ^f   Dueger, Erica L ^a,g  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^c United States Naval Medical Research Unit 3 Ghana Detachment   (Ghana)

^d GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^e Tamale Teaching Hospital   (Ghana)

^f Tamale Teaching Hospital ^*  (Ghana)

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

Author keywords

Ghana; human; influenza; sentinel surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; GHANA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFLUENZA B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84978775167     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12397     Document Type: Article

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