Influenza-like illness sentinel surveillance in Peru.

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory illnesses and influenza-like illnesses (ILI) are a significant source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the public health importance, little is known about the etiology of these acute respiratory illnesses in many regions of South America. In 2006, the Peruv...

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Main Authors: V Alberto Laguna-Torres, Jorge Gómez, Víctor Ocaña, Patricia Aguilar, Tatiana Saldarriaga, Edward Chavez, Juan Perez, Hernán Zamalloa, Brett Forshey, Irmia Paz, Elizabeth Gomez, Roel Ore, Gloria Chauca, Ernesto Ortiz, Manuel Villaran, Stalin Vilcarromero, Claudio Rocha, Omayra Chincha, Gerardo Jiménez, Miguel Villanueva, Edwar Pozo, Jackeline Aspajo, Tadeusz Kochel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2700970?pdf=render