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Estimation of the National Disease Burden of Influenza-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in Kenya and Guatemala: A Novel Methodology

James A. Fuller, Aimee Summers, Mark A. Katz, Kim A. Lindblade, Henry Njuguna, Wences Arvelo, Sammy Khagayi, Gideon O. Emukule, Nivaldo Linares-Pérez, John P. McCracken,

PLoS ONE · 2013 · 52 citations · 39 references

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Influenza virus was associated with a substantial amount of severe disease in Kenya and Guatemala. This method can be performed in most low and lower-middle income countries.

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