Influenza-associated Hospitalizations and Deaths, Costa Rica, 2009–2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Saborío, Guiselle Guzman ; Clara, Alexey ; Garcia, Antonio ; Quesada, Fabio ; Palekar, Rakhee ; Minaya, Percy ; Cervantes, Marvin ; Lopez, Mariel ; Lara, Jenny ; Jara, Jorge ; Blanco, Natalia ; Bresee, Joseph ; Widdowson, Marc-Alain ; Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo
• Description:
  Data needed to guide influenza vaccine policies are lacking in tropical countries. We multiplied the number of severe acute respiratory infections by the proportion testing positive for influenza. There were ≈6,699 influenza hospitalizations and 803 deaths in Costa Rica during 2009-2012, supporting continuation of a national influenza vaccine program.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Female History, 21St Century Hospitalization Hospital Mortality Humans Infant Influenza, Human Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(5):878-881.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Americas ; Costa Rica
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:74e0c2dbaecb65aa922dd8bf8ca2f0ec3866fb966a7ad8b774a48e4377d7b7f1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23079/cdc_23079_DS1.pdf
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