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    Estimation of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations using sentinel surveillance data—La Paz, Bolivia. 2012–2017
    (Wiley, 2019) Dabeyva Chavez; Vicente Gonzales‐Armayo; E Perla Mendoza; Rakhee Palekar; Rosario Rivera; Angel Rodríguez; Claudia Salazar; Ángel Veizaga; Arletta Añez
    Influenza and RSV represent major causes of hospitalization in La Paz, Bolivia-with the highest burden among children under one year of age. Our estimates support current prevention strategies in this age group.
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    Patterns of influenza B circulation in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010–2017
    (Public Library of Science, 2019) Rakhee Palekar; Angel Rodríguez; Cinthia Avila; Gisela Badillo Barrera; Miriam Barrera; Hebleen Brenes; Alfredo Bruno; Nathalie El Omeiri; Rodrigo Fasce; Walquiria Ferreira de Almeida
    Influenza B is important in LAC with both B/Victoria and B/Yamagata circulating annually in all sub regions. During approximately one-third of the seasons, an influenza B vaccine mismatch was identified. Further analyses are needed to better characterize the medical and economic burden of each influenza B lineage, to examine the potential cross-protection of one vaccine lineage against the other circulating virus lineage, and to determine the potential impact and cost-effectiveness of using the quadrivalent vaccine rather than the trivalent influenza vaccine.