Characteristics of influenza patients and risk factors for death: retrospective analysis of sentinel surveillance data, Saudi Arabia, 2017

• A. Aljifri,
• M. Alkhalawi,
• A. Sulaiman,
• R. Alhakeem,
• O. Abdalla,
• A. Alhakawi,
• A. Aljasser,
• S. Al-Zaid,
• M. Bahkali,
• A. Alsarhani,
• A. Kheiamy,
• A.M. Assiri

Affiliations

A. Aljifri

Adult Infectious Disease Consultant, Influenza Surveillance Focal Point, Ministry of Health, KSA

M. Alkhalawi

Infection Prevention and Control, Madinah Directorate, Ministry of Health, KSA

A. Sulaiman

Infection Prevention and Control, Madinah Directorate, Ministry of Health, KSA

R. Alhakeem

Consultant family Medicine, Ministry of Health, KSA

O. Abdalla

Communicable Disease Control General Department, Ministry of Health, KSA

A. Alhakawi

Communicable Disease Control General Department, Ministry of Health, KSA

A. Aljasser

Assistant Agency for Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, KSA

S. Al-Zaid

Assistant Agency for Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, KSA

M. Bahkali

Assistant Agency for Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, KSA

A. Alsarhani

Communicable Disease Control General Department, Ministry of Health, KSA

A. Kheiamy

Former Executive Director of the National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, KSA

A.M. Assiri

Assistant Deputy Minister for Preventive Health; IHR National Focal Point, Ministry of Health, KSA; Corresponding author.