Surveillance of influenza-like illness in Belgian nursing homes

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B Jans¹  K Latour¹  E Broex¹  B Catry¹ 

[1] Scientific Institute of Public Health, Directorate Public Health and Surveillance, Brussels, Belgium

关键词: seasonal flu;    influenza-like illness;    A(H1N1)2009;    influenza;    surveillance;    Nursing homes;   

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DOI  :  10.1186/0778-7367-68-3-100

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2010 Jans et al.

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