Open AccessVirological surveillance in Africa can contribute to early detection of new genetic and antigenic lineages of influenza viruses
Author(s) -
Amal Barakat,
Abdelaziz Benjouad,
JeanClaude Manuguerra,
Rajae El Aouad,
Sylvie van der Werf
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1065
Subject(s) - virology , biology , lineage (genetic) , genetics , gene
In Africa, the burden of influenza is largely unknown since surveillance schemes exist in very few countries. The National Institute of Hygiene in Morocco implemented a sentinel network for influenza surveillance in 1996.
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