Abstract

Concurrent Influenza and Shigellosis Outbreaks, Papua New Guinea, 2009

Highlights

  • In developing countries, seasonal influenza has been associated with a high proportion of deaths, especially among remote populations

  • High mortality rates during influenza outbreaks in the developing setting have been ascribed to a lack of access to antimicrobial drugs to treat cases of secondary pneumonia and lack of access to health care in general [1]

  • Endemic shigellosis is responsible for ≈10% of all cases of diarrhea among children

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Introduction

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