Heterogeneous and Dynamic Prevalence of Asymptomatic Influenza Virus Infections

Influenza infection manifests in a wide spectrum of severity, including symptomless pathogen carriers. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 55 studies to elucidate the proportional representation of these asymptomatic infected persons. We observed extensive heterogeneity among these...

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Main Authors: Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Mitchell Cox, Gabriel J. Milinovich, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, Ian M. Mackay, Laith Yakob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
flu
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/6/15-1080_article