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Kenyans underestimate burden of flu, pneumonia

By Ayoki Onyango

Medical experts now link influenza/flu and pneumonia and say pneumococcal infection is the major cause of mortality during flu epidemics. It is also believed Kenyans underestimate the economic burden of flu/pneumonia infections, which include costs of hospitalisation, treatment and lost days of work and school or education.

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