A 1-year cross-sectional study on the predominance of influenza among hospitalized children in a tropical area, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah ... : دراسة مستعرضة مدتها عام واحد حول انتشار الأنفلونزا بين الأطفال في المستشفى في منطقة استوائية، كوتا كينابالو، صباح ...

Children are at higher risk of influenza virus infection, and it is difficult to diagnose. They are also responsible for the transmission of influenza because of their longer viral shedding compared to adults. In Malaysia, studies on influenza in children are scarce, and as a result, policy decisions cannot be formulated to control the infection. Hence, the objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of influenza among children with upper respiratory symptoms in the Sabah state of Malaysia.A cross-sectional study with a simple random sampling was... Mehr ...