Article history: Received 1 February 2010 Received in revised form 10 September 2010 Accepted 4 December 2010 Available online 16 December 2010

Article history: Received 14 April 2010 Received in revised form 21 October 2010 Accepted 17 December 2010 Available online 24 December 2010

Article history: Received 12 October 2010 Received in revised form 30 November 2010 Accepted 1 December 2010 Available online 25 December 2010

Article history: Received 7 June 2010 Received in revised form 26 November 2010 Accepted 2 December 2010 Available online 7 December 2010

1Orthodontic Department, Dental Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran 2Orthodontic Department, Dental Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran 3Oral Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol , IR Iran 4Dentist, Private Practice, Sari, IR Iran 5Non-Communicable Pediatrics Disease Research Center, Babol Un...

UNLABELLED This article aims to present the operation and usefulness of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance in Romania. Material and methods : The information obtained from surveillance data analysis using Epilnfo program revealed a greater severity of influenza in the second post-pandemic season (2011/2012) compared to the previous one (2010/2011). Detected risk factors were...

BACKGROUND Estimates of influenza-associated hospitalization are limited in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa. OBJECTIVE To estimate the national number of influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) hospitalization in Zambia. METHODS We conducted active prospective hospital-based surveillance for SARI at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) situated ...

Influenza surveillance systems have been developed to monitor antigenic changes in influenza viruses, guide the selection of annual influenza vaccine strains, and provide viral samples for vaccine production [1]. Subsequently, the need for epidemiological information has complemented virologic data collection. To adequately understand the burden and impact of influenza, morbidityand mortality-r...