Epidemiological Characterization of a Fourth Wave of Pandemic A/H1N1 Influenza in Mexico, Winter 2011-2012: Age Shift and Severity

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 563-570

  Borja Aburto, Víctor H ^a   Chowell, Gerardo ^b,c   Viboud, Cécile ^b   Simonsen, Lone ^b,d   Miller, Mark A ^b   Grajales Muñiz, Concepción ^a   González Bonilla, Cesar R ^a   Diaz Quiñonez, Jose A ^a   Echevarría Zuno, Santiago ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A H1N1 influenza pandemic; Age distribution; Deaths; Hospitalizations; Transmissibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869763651     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: 18735487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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