… , we document influenza surveillance capacity from 2006 to 2010 in 15 African countries that
… and epidemiology of influenza disease in Africa were formalized into the African Network for …

… laboratories in countries where there are none [7-10]. Many … influenza surveillance systems
in the different countries in the … surveillance in 2006, 6 additional countries have established …

… of HA proteins, 50% of them have deposited less than 10 sequences in the database … 15
countries with avian influenza A(H5N1) disease cases and deaths (as of 25th March, 2011) [15]. …

… 2006, 30 countries have implemented or improved influenza … aged 15–64 years with ILI had
a higher proportion influenza … been obtained from influenza surveillance in West Africa, this …

… published in 2010 found that most countries in that region … In 2006, following increasing
outbreaks of influenza A virus … Many of the new influenza surveillance systems described here …

… influenza surveillance sustainability in Africa where influenza activity varies and external funds
for surveillance … 4623 specimens in 2006 to 44 763 in 2010 among 15 African countries, 9 …

… Surveillance for ILI and SARI is expanding rapidly in Africa; a review of 15 selected
African countries between 2006–2010 showed substantial increases in the number of …

… influenza (11 studies; mean 9·5%; median 10%), whereas 0·6–15·6% of children admitted
to hospital for ARI had influenza … through the Global Influenza Surveillance Network into the …

… Beginning in August 2006, The Kenyan Ministry of Health (… influenza surveillance with
other ongoing surveillance … of influenza surveillance in 15 African countries [10], including …

… African countries are limited. To better understand the epidemiology of influenza, Nigeria
initiated influenza surveillance … from a new national influenza surveillance system documenting …