Differences in Influenza Seasonality by Latitude, Northern India

Differences in Influenza Seasonality by Latitude, Northern India

The seasonality of influenza in the tropics complicates vaccination timing. We investigated influenza seasonality in northern India and found influenza positivity peaked in Srinagar (34.09°N) in January–March but peaked in New Delhi (28.66°N) in July–September. Srinagar should consider influenza vac...

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Main Authors: Parvaiz A. Koul, Shobha Broor, Siddhartha Saha, John Barnes, Catherine Smith, Michael Shaw, Mandeep Chadha, Renu B. Lal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
seasonal influenza
India
pandemic influenza
influenza
viruses
latitude
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/14-0431_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/14-0431_article

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