Influenza in Africa: Uncovering the Epidemiology of a Long-Overlooked Disease.

The article offers information regarding the epidemiology of influenza in Africa. It mentions that mortality rates due to respiratory disease among children are higher in Africa than anywhere else in the world. It reports presence of HIV infection, AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria residents of Africa. It discusses the increase in influenza vaccine manufacturing which will affect the cost of influenza vaccines and vaccines that are currently cost-prohibitive in African countries.