2009 versus 2010 comparison of influenza activity in southern hemisphere temperate countries
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southern hemisphere temperate countries Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Anthony W. Mounts MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Imperial College London, London, UK. Global Influenza Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Correspondence: Maria D. Van Kerkhove, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, St Mary’s Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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