Influenza Epidemiology and Vaccine Effectiveness among Patients with Influenza-Like Illness, Viral Watch Sentinel Sites, South Africa, 2005–2009

Genevie M. Ntshoe; Johanna M. McAnerney; Stefano Tempia; Lucille Blumberg; Jocelyn Moyes; Amelia Buys; Dhamari Naidoo; Marietjie Venter; Terry Besselaar; Barry D. Schoub; Bernice N. Harris; Cheryl Cohen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094681

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Influenza Epidemiology and Vaccine Effectiveness among Patients with Influenza-Like Illness, Viral Watch Sentinel Sites, South Africa, 2005–2009

Genevie M. Ntshoe ,

* E-mail: genevien@nicd.ac.za (GMN); cherylc@nicd.ac.za (CC)

Affiliation Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Johanna M. McAnerney,

Affiliation Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Stefano Tempia,

Affiliation Influenza Division, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Lucille Blumberg,

Affiliation Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Jocelyn Moyes,

Affiliation Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Amelia Buys,

Affiliation Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Dhamari Naidoo,

Affiliation World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
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Marietjie Venter,

Affiliation Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Terry Besselaar,

Affiliation World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
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Barry D. Schoub,

Affiliation Centre for Vaccines and Immunology, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Bernice N. Harris,

Affiliation School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Cheryl Cohen

* E-mail: genevien@nicd.ac.za (GMN); cherylc@nicd.ac.za (CC)

Affiliation Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Influenza Epidemiology and Vaccine Effectiveness among Patients with Influenza-Like Illness, Viral Watch Sentinel Sites, South Africa, 2005–2009

Genevie M. Ntshoe,
Johanna M. McAnerney,
Stefano Tempia,
Lucille Blumberg,
Jocelyn Moyes,
Amelia Buys,
Dhamari Naidoo,
Marietjie Venter,
Terry Besselaar,
Barry D. Schoub

Published: April 15, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094681

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