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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Sentinel surveillance for influenza-like illness, severe acute respiratory illness, and laboratory-confirmed influenza in kinshasa, democratic republic of Congo, 2009-2011
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 206, No. SUPPL.1, Year 2012
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Description
Little is known about influenza in central Africa. We conducted sentinel surveillance for influenza-like illness, severe acute respiratory illness, and laboratory-confirmed influenza at 5 sites in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, from January 2009 through April 2011. We obtained samples from 4156 patients, of whom 605 (15%) had specimens containing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus. Apart from the period of pandemic influenza due to influenza A virus subtype H1N1, which occurred during August-December 2009, influenza activity peaked at least once each year from January through March, predominantly among children. These data can guide interventions to reduce the burden of influenza in the Democratic Republic of Congo and central Africa. © 2012 The Author.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tamfum, Jean Jacques Muyembe
Congo
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale
Nkwembe, Edith N.
Congo
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale
Karhemere, Stomy Bin Shamamba
Congo
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale
Bankoshi, Fifi
Congo
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale
Kebela-Ilunga, Benoît
Congo, Bunia
Ministry of Health
Katz, Kenneth A.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cohen, Adam Lauren
South Africa, Pretoria
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa
Kabamba, Joelle
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wemankoy, Emile Okitolonda
Congo, Health
Kinshasa School of Public
Statistics
Citations: 26
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/jis537
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Congo