Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Surveillance and Prevalence of Seasonal Influenza, Singapore

On April 25, 2009, Singapore implemented strict containment measures for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 with enhanced surveillance and hospital isolation. In the first month, seasonal influenza, predominantly virus subtype H3N2, was diagnosed for 32% of patients with acute febrile respiratory illness. Our fin...

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Autores principales: Leo, Yee-Sin, Lye, David C, Barkham, Timothy, Krishnan, Prabha, Seow, Eillyne, Chow, Angela
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20031051
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.091164
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Sumario:On April 25, 2009, Singapore implemented strict containment measures for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 with enhanced surveillance and hospital isolation. In the first month, seasonal influenza, predominantly virus subtype H3N2, was diagnosed for 32% of patients with acute febrile respiratory illness. Our findings underscore the high prevalence of seasonal influenza in Singapore.

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