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SUBMITTER: Saborio GG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4012819 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Saborío Guiselle Guzman GG Clara Alexey A Garcia Antonio A Quesada Fabio F Palekar Rakhee R Minaya Percy P Cervantes Marvin M Lopez Mariel M Lara Jenny J Jara Jorge J Blanco Natalia N Bresee Joseph J Widdowson Marc-Alain MA Azziz-Baumgartner Eduardo E
Emerging infectious diseases 20140501 5
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. ...[more]