Potential Impact of Co-Infections and Co-Morbidities Prevalent in Africa on Influenza Severity and Frequency: A Systematic Review

Adam L. Cohen; Meredith McMorrow; Sibongile Walaza; Cheryl Cohen; Stefano Tempia; Marissa Alexander-Scott; Marc-Alain Widdowson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128580

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Potential Impact of Co-Infections and Co-Morbidities Prevalent in Africa on Influenza Severity and Frequency: A Systematic Review

Adam L. Cohen ,

* E-mail: DVJ1@cdc.gov

Affiliations Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Influenza Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Meredith McMorrow,

Affiliations Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Sibongile Walaza,

Affiliations Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Sandringham, South Africa, School of Public Health and Faculty of Health Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Cheryl Cohen,

Affiliations Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Sandringham, South Africa, School of Public Health and Faculty of Health Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Stefano Tempia,

Affiliations Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Influenza Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Sandringham, South Africa
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Marissa Alexander-Scott,

Affiliations Division of Applied Research and Technology (DART), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, University of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois, United States of America
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Marc-Alain Widdowson

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Potential Impact of Co-Infections and Co-Morbidities Prevalent in Africa on Influenza Severity and Frequency: A Systematic Review

Adam L. Cohen,
Meredith McMorrow,
Sibongile Walaza,
Cheryl Cohen,
Stefano Tempia,
Marissa Alexander-Scott,
Marc-Alain Widdowson

Published: June 11, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128580

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