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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Influenza surveillance in 15 countries in Africa, 2006-2010
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 206, No. SUPPL.1, Year 2012
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Background In response to the potential threat of an influenza pandemic, several international institutions and governments, in partnership with African countries, invested in the development of epidemiologic and laboratory influenza surveillance capacity in Africa and the African Network of Influenza Surveillance and Epidemiology (ANISE) was formed.Methods We used a standardized form to collect information on influenza surveillance system characteristics, the number and percent of influenza-positive patients with influenza-like illness (ILI), or severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and virologic data from countries participating in ANISE.Results Between 2006 and 2010, the number of ILI and SARI sites in 15 African countries increased from 21 to 127 and from 2 to 98, respectively. Children 0-4 years accounted for 48% of all ILI and SARI cases of which 22% and 10%, respectively, were positive for influenza. Influenza peaks were generally discernible in North and South Africa. Substantial cocirculation of influenza A and B occurred most years.Conclusions Influenza is a major cause of respiratory illness in Africa, especially in children. Further strengthening influenza surveillance, along with conducting special studies on influenza burden, cost of illness, and role of other respiratory pathogens will help detect novel influenza viruses and inform and develop targeted influenza prevention policy decisions in the region. © 2012 The Author.
Authors & Co-Authors
Radin, Jennifer Michalove
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Katz, Mark A.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tempia, Stefano
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States, Los Angeles
Cts Global, Inc.
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Health Laboratory Service
Talla-Nzussouo, Ndahwouh
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Davis, Richard
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Duque, Jazmin
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States, Columbus
Battelle
Adedeji, Adebayo Abel
Nigeria, Abuja
Federal Ministry of Health
Adjabeng, Michael Jeroen
Ghana, Accra
Ghana Health Service
Ampofo, William Kwabena
Ghana, Accra
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Ayele, Workenesh
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Bakamutumaho, Barnabas
Uganda, Entebbe
Uganda Virus Research Institute
Barakat, Amal
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Institut National D'hygiène
Cohen, Adam Lauren
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cohen, Cheryl D.
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Health Laboratory Service
South Africa, Johannesburg
Wits School of Public Health
Dalhatu, Ibrahim Tijjani
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coulibaly, Daouda
Angola
Angola Ministry of Health
Dueger, Erica L.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Francisco, Moises
Angola
Angola Ministry of Health
Héraud, Jean Michel
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Jima, Daddi
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Kabanda, Alice
Rwanda, Kigali
National Reference Laboratory
Kadjo, Hervé Adjé
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Kandeel, Amr M.
Egypt, Aswan
Ministry of Health and Population
Karhemere, Stomy Bin Shamamba
Congo
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale
Kasolo, Francis Chisaka
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Kronmann, Karl C.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Mazaba-Liwewe, Mazyanga Lucy
Zambia, Lusaka
University Teaching Hospital Lusaka
Lutwama, Julius Julian
Uganda, Entebbe
Uganda Virus Research Institute
Matonya, M.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Tanzania Ministry of Health
Mmbaga, Vida M.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Tanzania Ministry of Health
Mott, Joshua Adam
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Muhimpundu, Marie Aimée
Rwanda, Kigali
Ministry of Health
Muthoka, Philip M.
Kenya, Nairobi
Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
Njuguna, Henry N.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Randrianasolo, Laurence
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Refaey, Samir El
Egypt, Aswan
Ministry of Health and Population
Sanders, Charlene
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Talaat, Maha M.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Theo, Andros
Zambia, Lusaka
University Teaching Hospital Lusaka
Valente, Fátima
Angola
Angola Ministry of Health
Venter, Marietjie
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Health Laboratory Service
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Woodfill, Celia J.I.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Bresee, Joseph S.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Moen, Ann C.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Widdowson, Marc Alain
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistics
Citations: 132
Authors: 45
Affiliations: 24
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/jis606
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
South Africa