Review:
Influenza Project in Myanmar
Reiko Saito*1, Yadanar Kyaw*2, Yi Yi Myint*3,
Clyde Dapat*4,Go Hasegawa*1, and Makoto Naito*1
*1Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ward, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
*2Thingangyun Sanpya Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar
*3Department of Medical Research (Upper Myanmar), Ministry of Health, Mandalay, Myanmar
*4Department of Virology, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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