The Spread of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Victorian School Children in 2009: Implications for Revised Pandemic Planning

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Fielding, James E ^a,b,c   Bergeri, Isabel ^d   Higgins, Nasra ^b   Kelly, Heath A ^a,c   Meagher, Julian ^b   McBryde, Emma S ^b,e,f   Moran, Rodney ^b   Hellard, Margaret E ^d,g   Lester, Rosemary A ^b  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; SCHOOLS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84874472111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057265     Document Type: Article

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