Pre-symptomatic transmission of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009: Investigation of a family cluster, Brazil

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 763-766

  Freitas, F T M ^a   Cabral, A P S ^a   Barros, E N C ^a   Burigo, M J O ^b   Prochnow, R D ^b   Silva, L A ^b   Widdowson, M A ^c   Sobel, J ^c  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b State Health Secretary of Santa Catarina   (Brazil)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; disease outbreaks; influenza

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MYALGIA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINORRHEA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; TRAVEL;

EID: 84874452749     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001501     Document Type: Article

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