H1N1 influenza pandemics: Comparing the events of 2009 in Mexico with those of 1976 and 1918-1919

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 669-672

  Franco Paredes, Carlos ^a,b   Hernandez Ramos, Isabel ^c   Del Rio, Carlos ^d   Alexander, Kelly T ^d   Tapia Conyer, Roberto ^e   Santos Preciado, Jose I ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Instituto Carso de la Salud   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epidemics; Influenza A (H1N1); Pandemics

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIVIRAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; CASE MANAGEMENT; GENETIC REASSORTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MEXICO; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEXICO;

EID: 77949772245     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2009.10.004     Document Type: Review

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