Emerging and re-emerging viral diseases are of great public health concern. The recent
emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) related coronavirus (SARS-CoV …

Genomic characterization of circulating influenza type-A viruses (IAVs) directs the selection
of appropriate vaccine formulations and early detection of potentially pandemic virus strains …

Objectives Areas with declining malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa have recently
witnessed important changes in the aetiology of childhood acute febrile illness (AFI). We …

Purpose Influenza virus can cause serious respiratory illness sometimes resulting in
epidemics and pandemics associated with significant morbidity and mortality across the …

Background Although influenza viruses cause only one‐fifth of severe acute respiratory
infections (SARI) in Burkina Faso, the other viral causes of SARI remain poorly investigated …

In 2009, Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 caused the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century
with high mortality rates of about 284 500 deaths. This virus, however, continues to circulate …

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) cause more than 2 million annual episodes of seasonal acute
respiratory infections (ARI) and approximately 500,000 deaths worldwide. Depending on …

In 2016, Tanzania expanded sentinel surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe
acute respiratory infection (SARI) to include testing for non-influenza respiratory viruses …

Background: Influenza infection is a serious public health problem that causes an estimated
3 to 5 million cases and 250,000 deaths worldwide every year. The epidemiology of …

Background: Respiratory infections are a major public health problem worldwide, with
potentially serious consequences. Indeed, these infections remain one of the main causes of …