Establishing seasonal and alert influenza thresholds in Cambodia using the WHO method: implications for effective utilization of influenza surveillance in the tropics and subtropics

• Main Authors: Sovann Ly (Author), Takeshi Arashiro (Author), Vanra Ieng (Author), Reiko Tsuyuoka (Author), Amy Parry (Author), Paul Horwood (Author), Seng Heng (Author), Sarah Hamid (Author), Katelijn Vandemaele (Author), Savuth Chin (Author), Borann Sar (Author), Yuzo Arima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To establish seasonal and alert thresholds and transmission intensity categories for influenza to provide timely triggers for preventive measures or upscaling control measures in Cambodia. Methods: Using Cambodia's influenza-like illness (ILI) and laboratory-confirmed influenza surve...