Temporal Patterns of Influenza A and B in Tropical and Temperate Countries: What Are the Lessons for Influenza Vaccination?

Temporal Patterns of Influenza A and B in Tropical and Temperate Countries: What Are the Lessons for Influenza Vaccination?

INTRODUCTION:Determining the optimal time to vaccinate is important for influenza vaccination programmes. Here, we assessed the temporal characteristics of influenza epidemics in the Northern and Southern hemispheres and in the tropics, and discuss their implications for vaccination programmes. METH...

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Main Authors: Saverio Caini, Winston Andrade, Selim Badur, Angel Balmaseda, Amal Barakat, Antonino Bella, Abderrahman Bimohuen, Lynnette Brammer, Joseph Bresee, Alfredo Bruno, Leticia Castillo, Meral A Ciblak, Alexey W Clara, Cheryl Cohen, Jeffery Cutter, Coulibaly Daouda, Celina de Lozano, Domenica De Mora, Kunzang Dorji, Gideon O Emukule, Rodrigo A Fasce, Luzhao Feng, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Raquel Guiomar, Jean-Michel Heraud, Olha Holubka, Q Sue Huang, Herve A Kadjo, Lyazzat Kiyanbekova, Herman Kosasih, Gabriela Kusznierz, Jenny Lara, Ming Li, Liza Lopez, Phuong Vu Mai Hoang, Cláudio Maierovitch Pessanha Henriques, Maria Luisa Matute, Alla Mironenko, Brechla Moreno, Joshua A Mott, Richard Njouom, Nurhayati, Akerke Ospanova, Rhonda Owen, Richard Pebody, Kate Pennington, Simona Puzelli, Mai Thi Quynh Le, Norosoa Harline Razanajatovo, Ana Rodrigues, Juan Manuel Rudi, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, Marietjie Venter, Marie-Astrid Vernet, Sonam Wangchuk, Juan Yang, Hongjie Yu, Maria Zambon, François Schellevis, John Paget, Global Influenza B Study
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816507?pdf=render

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