Overrepresentation of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus among severe influenza cases in the 2011/12 season in four European countries

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Beaute J ^a   Broberg, E ^a   Plata, F ^a   Bonmarin, I ^b   O'Donnell, J ^c   Delgado, C ^d   Boddington, N ^e   Snacken, R ^a  

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

^b INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^c HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1 PDM09; INFLUENZA VIRUS A(H3); INFLUENZA VIRUS B; IRELAND; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 84857955304     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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