Initial epidemiological finding in the european union following the declaration of pandemic alert level 5 due to influenza A(H1N1)

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Navarro Torne, A ^b   Cassini, A ^b   Ammon, A ^b   Amato Gauci, A ^b   Nicoll, A ^b   Jansson, A ^b   Magiorakos, A ^b   Lenglet, A ^b   Ciancio, B ^b   Varela Santos, C ^b   Gossner, C ^b   Kodmon C ^b   Coulombier, D ^b   Depoortere, E ^b   Plata, F ^b   Santos O'Connor F ^b   Likatavicius, G ^b   Gomes, H ^b   Zeller, H ^b   Mantero, J ^b   Giesecke, J ^b   Suk, J ^b   Leitmeyer, K ^b   Johansen, K ^b   Payne, L ^b   Pastore Celentano, L ^b   Salminen, M ^b   Ciampa, N ^b   Heuer, O ^b   Vasconcelos, P ^b   Arias Bohigas, P ^b   Kreidl, P ^b   Zucs, P ^b   Kramarz, P ^b   Snacken, R ^b   Filipe, R ^b   Lyson, S ^b   Tsolova, S ^b   Rehmet, S ^b   Mollet, T ^b   Lopez, V ^b   Bremer, V ^b   Prikazsky, V ^b   more..

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CANADA; CHILD; DENMARK; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION; IRELAND; ITALY; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEW JERSEY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952256527     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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