Epidemiology of influenza in West Africa after the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic, 2010-2012.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Over the last decade, capacity for influenza surveillance and research in West Africa has strengthened. Data from these surveillance systems showed influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 circulated in West Africa later than in other regions of the continent. METHODS:We contacted 11 West African countries to collect information about their influenza surveillance systems (number of sites, type of surveillance, sampling strategy, populations sampled, case definitions used, number of specimens collected and number of specimens positive for influenza viruses) for the time period January 2010 through December 2012. RESULTS:Of the 11 countries contacted, 8 responded: Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo. Countries used standard World Health Organization

SUBMITTER: Talla Nzussouo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5716025 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature