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

Background Influenza epidemiology in Africa is generally not well understood. Using syndrome definitions to screen patients for laboratory confirmation of infection is an established means to effectively conduct influenza surveillance. Methods To compare influenza‐related epidemiologic data, from Oc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2016-09, Vol.10 (5), p.367-374
Hauptverfasser:	Jones, Alexander H., Ampofo, William, Akuffo, Richard, Doman, Brooke, Duplessis, Christopher, Amankwa, Joseph A., Sarpong, Charity, Sagoe, Ken, Agbenohevi, Prince, Puplampu, Naiki, Armah, George, Koram, Kwadwo A., Nyarko, Edward O., Bel‐Nono, Samuel, Dueger, Erica L.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease - epidemiology Adolescent Adult Armed forces Child Child, Preschool Demographics Development and progression Disease control Disease prevention Disease transmission Enrollments Epidemiology Female Fever Ghana Ghana - epidemiology Health services Hospital patients Hospitalization Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitals human Human subjects Humans Illnesses Immunization Infections Influenza Influenza A Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - isolation & purification Influenza B Influenza, Human - epidemiology Inpatients Lung diseases Male Medical laboratories Medical research Middle Aged Nasopharynx - virology Original Pandemics Public health Rainy season Respiratory diseases Respiratory tract infection Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Infections - virology Seasonal variations Sentinel Surveillance Surveillance Teaching hospitals Viruses Young Adult
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