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Early introduction and delayed dissemination of pandemic influenza, Gabon
Sonia Etenna Lekana-Douki1, Augustin Mouinga-Ondémé, Dieudonné Nkoghe
1Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon.
Abstract:
Active surveillance in health care centers in Gabon during 2009-2011 detected 72 clinical cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (pH1N1). We found that pH1N1 virus was introduced in mid-2009 but spread throughout the country in 2010. Thus, Gabon was also affected by pH1N1.
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