Results from the first six years of national sentinel surveillance for influenza in Kenya, July 2007-June 2013.

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that influenza is associated with significant disease burden in many countries in the tropics, but until recently national surveillance for influenza was not conducted in most countries in Africa. METHODS: In 2007, the Kenyan Ministry of Health with technical su...

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Main Authors: Mark A Katz, Philip Muthoka, Gideon O Emukule, Rosalia Kalani, Henry Njuguna, Lilian W Waiboci, Jamal A Ahmed, Godfrey Bigogo, Daniel R Feikin, Moses K Njenga, Robert F Breiman, Joshua A Mott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4067481?pdf=render