Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012

Data needed to guide influenza vaccine policies are lacking in tropical countries. We multiplied the number of severe acute respiratory infections by the proportion testing positive for influenza. There were ≈6,699 influenza hospitalizations and 803 deaths in Costa Rica during 2009–2012, supporting...

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Main Authors:	Guiselle Guzman Saborío, Alexey Clara, Antonio Garcia, Fabio Quesada, Rakhee Palekar, Percy Minaya, Marvin Cervantes, Mariel Lopez, Jenny Lara, Jorge Jara, Natalia Blanco, Joseph Bresee, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-05-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	influenza hospitalization rate mortality rate severe acute respiratory infections viruses Costa Rica
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/5/13-1775_article

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spelling	doaj-d69c428f9f5d480c8788215742f3f0a52020-11-24T21:06:46ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592014-05-0120587888110.3201/eid2005.131775Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012Guiselle Guzman SaboríoAlexey ClaraAntonio GarciaFabio QuesadaRakhee PalekarPercy MinayaMarvin CervantesMariel LopezJenny LaraJorge JaraNatalia BlancoJoseph BreseeMarc-Alain WiddowsonEduardo Azziz-BaumgartnerData needed to guide influenza vaccine policies are lacking in tropical countries. We multiplied the number of severe acute respiratory infections by the proportion testing positive for influenza. There were ≈6,699 influenza hospitalizations and 803 deaths in Costa Rica during 2009–2012, supporting continuation of a national influenza vaccine program.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/5/13-1775_articleinfluenzahospitalization ratemortality ratesevere acute respiratory infectionsvirusesCosta Rica
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author	Guiselle Guzman Saborío Alexey Clara Antonio Garcia Fabio Quesada Rakhee Palekar Percy Minaya Marvin Cervantes Mariel Lopez Jenny Lara Jorge Jara Natalia Blanco Joseph Bresee Marc-Alain Widdowson Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
spellingShingle	Guiselle Guzman Saborío Alexey Clara Antonio Garcia Fabio Quesada Rakhee Palekar Percy Minaya Marvin Cervantes Mariel Lopez Jenny Lara Jorge Jara Natalia Blanco Joseph Bresee Marc-Alain Widdowson Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012 Emerging Infectious Diseases influenza hospitalization rate mortality rate severe acute respiratory infections viruses Costa Rica
author_facet	Guiselle Guzman Saborío Alexey Clara Antonio Garcia Fabio Quesada Rakhee Palekar Percy Minaya Marvin Cervantes Mariel Lopez Jenny Lara Jorge Jara Natalia Blanco Joseph Bresee Marc-Alain Widdowson Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
author_sort	Guiselle Guzman Saborío
title	Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012
title_short	Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012
title_full	Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012
title_fullStr	Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012
title_full_unstemmed	Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012
title_sort	influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths, costa rica, 2009–2012
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2014-05-01
description	Data needed to guide influenza vaccine policies are lacking in tropical countries. We multiplied the number of severe acute respiratory infections by the proportion testing positive for influenza. There were ≈6,699 influenza hospitalizations and 803 deaths in Costa Rica during 2009–2012, supporting continuation of a national influenza vaccine program.
topic	influenza hospitalization rate mortality rate severe acute respiratory infections viruses Costa Rica
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/5/13-1775_article
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Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012

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