Study Population
Among the 66 articles included in this review, 64 (96.9%) articles
specified their study populations. Out of these 64 articles, 52 (81.2%)
articles included children and adults aged from <1 year to 71
year as study participants. The majority of articles included both males
and females as study participants. Out of 64 articles, 10 (6.4%)
articles examined patients with SARI and 10 (6.4%) articles examined
patients with ILI. Among 64 articles, 3 (4.6%) articles studied workers
in live animals markets or swine and poultry farms. There were 7
(10.6%) articles that focused solely on rural populations as study
participants, while 6 (9.0%) articles included both rural and urban
populations as study participants.