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Epidemiology of Influenza Virus Types and Subtypes in South Africa, 2009โ€“20121

Epidemiology of Influenza Virus Types and Subtypes in South Africa, 2009โ€“20121

Abstract To determine clinical and epidemiologic differences between influenza caused by different virus types and subtypes, we identified patients and tested specimens. Patients were children and adults hospitalized with confirmed influenza and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) identified through active, prospective, hospital-based surveillance from 2009โ€“2012 in South Africa. Respiratory specimens โ€ฆ