Influenza-Associated Morbidity and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; AR: Attack Rate; ARI: Acute Respiratory Infections; aOR: Adjust Odd Ratio; CFP: Case Fatality Proportion; CFR: Case Fatality Rate; CI: Confidence Interval; DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid; HAART: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; ILI: Influenza-Like Illness; NICD: National Institute for Communicable Disease; PCR: Polymerase Chain Reactions; PIV: Parainfluenza Virus; PTB: Pulmonary tuberculosis; RR: Relative Risk; rRT-PCR: Reverse Real Time PCR; RSV: Respiratory Syncytial Virus; SARI: Severe Acute Respiratory Infection; TB: Tuberculosis; TIV: Trivalent Inactivated Influenza; US CDC: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; NAMRU: Naval Medical Research Unit; WHO: World Health Organization
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