Distribution of influenza virus types by age using case-based global surveillance data from twenty-nine countries, 1999-2014

Distribution of influenza virus types by age using case-based global surveillance data from twenty-nine countries, 1999-2014

Abstract Background Influenza disease burden varies by age and this has important public health implications. We compared the proportional distribution of different influenza virus types within age strata using surveillance data from twenty-nine countries during 1999-2014 (N=358,796 influenza cases)...

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Main Authors: Saverio Caini, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Gabriela F. Kusznierz, Juan Manuel Rudi, Rhonda Owen, Kate Pennington, Sonam Wangchuk, Sonam Gyeltshen, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Cláudio Maierovitch Pessanha Henriques, Richard Njouom, Marie-Astrid Vernet, Rodrigo A. Fasce, Winston Andrade, Hongjie Yu, Luzhao Feng, Juan Yang, Zhibin Peng, Jenny Lara, Alfredo Bruno, Doménica de Mora, Celina de Lozano, Maria Zambon, Richard Pebody, Leticia Castillo, Alexey W. Clara, Maria Luisa Matute, Herman Kosasih, Nurhayati, Simona Puzelli, Caterina Rizzo, Herve A. Kadjo, Coulibaly Daouda, Lyazzat Kiyanbekova, Akerke Ospanova, Joshua A. Mott, Gideon O. Emukule, Jean-Michel Heraud, Norosoa Harline Razanajatovo, Amal Barakat, Fatima el Falaki, Sue Q. Huang, Liza Lopez, Angel Balmaseda, Brechla Moreno, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Raquel Guiomar, Li Wei Ang, Vernon Jian Ming Lee, Marietjie Venter, Cheryl Cohen, Selim Badur, Meral A. Ciblak, Alla Mironenko, Olha Holubka, Joseph Bresee, Lynnette Brammer, Phuong Vu Mai Hoang, Mai Thi Quynh Le, Douglas Fleming, Clotilde El-Guerche Séblain, François Schellevis, John Paget, Global Influenza B Study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza
Age distribution
Influenza A virus
H3N2 subtype
H1N1 subtype
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3181-y

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