Influenza in Africa

作者: Maria Yazdanbakhsh , Peter G. Kremsner

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1000182

关键词: Influenza A virusMalariaMedicineVaccinationPlasmodium falciparumDisease preventionIncidence (epidemiology)EpidemiologyVirologyMEDLINEGeneral Medicine

摘要: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Peter Kremsner argue that there needs to be better awareness, surveillance, clinical management of common febrile diseases in Africa, especially influenza.

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