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Original article

Vol. 143 No. 3940 (2013)

The French Military influenza surveillance system (MISS): overview of epidemiological and virological results during four influenza seasons – 2008–2012

  • Sandrine Duron
  • Aurélie Mayet
  • Françoise Lienhard
  • Rachel Haus-Cheymol
  • Catherine Verret
  • Serge Védy
  • Patrick Le Guen
  • Laurence Berbineau
  • Patrick Brisou
  • Philippe Dubrous
  • Eric Garnotel
  • Jean-Baptiste Meynard
  • Xavier Deparis
  • Audrey Mérens
  • Christine Bigaillon
  • René Migliani
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2013.13848
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2013;143:w13848
Published
22.09.2013

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