Evaluation of Lab-based Influenza Surveillance System in Pakistan, 2017

• Main Authors: Nadia Noreen (Author), Abdul Wali Khan (Author), Nazish Badar (Author), Fawad Khalid Khan (Author), Farida Khudaidad (Author), Naveed Ullah Khan (Author), Sonia Riaz (Author), Tabinda Malik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of New South Wales, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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'Background:' Influenza is a common respiratory disease in Pakistan. However, the absence of a robust surveillance system makes it difficult to estimate the burden of disease.  'Purpose:' We conducted this study to identify key strengths and weaknesses of the laboratory-based inf...