Rapid Diagnosis of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Cuba
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Rapid Diagnosis of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Cuba
To the Editor: During 2005– 2008, the Cuban National Infl uenza Center (NIC) at the Pedro Kourí Institute in Havana, Cuba, implemented a protocol for infl uenza surveillance proposed by the Pan American Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1). One of the most essential features of this protocol was strengthening laboratory capacity for surveillance of seaso...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1802.110547