Incidence of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection during three influenza seasons in Bangladesh, 2008-2010

• Main Authors: Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner (Author), ASM Alamgir (Author), Mustafizur Rahman (Author), Nusrat Homaira (Author), Badrul Munir Sohel (Author), MA Yushuf Sharker (Author), Rashid Uz Zaman (Author), Jacob Dee (Author), Emily S Gurley (Author), Abdullah Al Mamun (Author), Syeda Mah- (Author), Alicia M Fry (Author), Marc-Alain Widdowson (Author), Joseph Bresee (Author), Stephen Lindstrom (Author), Tasnim Azim (Author), Abdullah Brooks (Author), Goutam Podder (Author), M Jahangir Hossain (Author), Mahmudur Rahman (Author), Stephen P Luby (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine how much influenza contributes to severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), a leading cause of death in children, among people of all ages in Bangladesh. METHODS: Physicians obtained nasal and throat swabs to test for influenza virus from patients who were hospitalized within...