Socioeconomic burden of influenza in the Republic of Korea, 2007-2010. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although the socioeconomic burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) was considerable, no reliable estimates have been reported. Our aim was to compared medical costs and socioeconomic burden resulting from pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 ...
Mina Suh +14 more
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Cross-protection between antigenically distinct H1N1 swine influenza viruses from Europe and North America [PDF]
Background An avian-like H1N1 swine influenza virus (SIV) is enzootic in swine populations of Western Europe. The virus is antigenically distinct from H1N1 SIVs in North America that have a classical swine virus-lineage H1 hemagglutinin, as does the ...
Brookes +30 more
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Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infection in Domestic Cat
Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus continues to rapidly spread worldwide. In 2009, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection in a domestic cat from Iowa was diagnosed by a novel PCR assay that distinguishes between Eurasian and North American pandemic (H1N1 ...
Brett A. Sponseller +14 more
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Community-acquired pneumonia due to pandemic A(H1N1)2009 influenzavirus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus co-infection. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Bacterial pneumonia is a well described complication of influenza. In recent years, community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (cMRSA) infection has emerged as a contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with ...
Ronan J Murray +10 more
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Determinants of 2009 A/H1N1 influenza vaccination among pregnant women in Hong Kong [PDF]
During the 2009-2010 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic, pregnant women infected with the virus experienced excess morbidity and mortality when compared with other groups. Once a vaccine was available, pregnant women were a priority group for vaccination.
Chan, HS +4 more
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Preexisting Immunity to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 [PDF]
To the Editor: The influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus contains a combination of 8 gene segments (1–3) antigenically similar to North American influenza A virus (H1N1) but different from seasonal human influenza A viruses (H1N1) (3). Despite the initial high number of deaths among patients in Mexico and among patients with specific preexisting ...
Zheng Xing, Carol J. Cardona
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Skunks, Canada
To the Editor: In March 2009, a novel influenza virus A (H1N1) emerged in Mexico, and, because of widespread human-to-human transmission, a global pandemic was declared in June 2009 (1). Although most cases have involved humans, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has sporadically infected swine and turkeys and has also been reported in a small number of pet ferrets,
Ann P. Britton +3 more
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On May 7, 2009, a national network was organized in the People’s Republic of China for the surveillance, reporting, diagnosis, and treatment of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection (pandemic [H1N1] 2009).
Cao Bin +6 more
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Protective efficacy against pandemic influenza of seasonal influenza vaccination in children in Hong Kong: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of seasonal influenza vaccination against 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) remains unclear. METHODS: One child aged 6-17 years in each of 796 households was randomized to receive 2009-2010 seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza ...
Chan, KH +12 more
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Serologic Status for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Taiwan
We studied preexisting immunity to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in persons in Taiwan. A total of 18 (36%) of 50 elderly adults in Taiwan born before 1935 had protective antibodies against currently circulating pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. Seasonal influenza
Daniel Tsung-Ning Huang +10 more
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