Characterization of influenza activity based on virological surveillance of influenza-like illness in tropical Singapore, 2010–2014

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2069-2077

  Ang, Li Wei ^a   Tien, Wee Siong ^a   Lin, Raymond Tzer Pin ^a   Cui, Lin ^a   Cutter, Jeffery ^a   James, Lyn ^a   Goh, Kee Tai ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

epidemics; influenza virus; seasonality; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; SINGAPORE; VIROLOGY;

EID: 85027957497     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24566     Document Type: Article

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