Epidemiology and viral etiologies of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) in the Northern Vietnam
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Background Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) is the leading global cause of morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. Since January 2009, a Sentinel Surveillance System for Severe Acute Respiratory Infections has been established based in a Northern Province of Vietnam (Hai Duong province). The purpose of this program is to describe the epidemiology and identify the viral etiologies of SARI in a province of the North of Vietnam for rapid diagnosis and response to epidemic outbreaks.
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