The community impact of the 2009 influenza pandemic in the WHO European region: a comparison with historical seasonal data from 28 countries288

Last updated on 23-8-2019 by Anonymous (niet gecontroleerd)

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BACKGROUND: The world has recently experienced the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century that lasted 14 months from June 2009 to August 2010. This study aimed to compare the timing, geographic spread and community impact during the winter wave of influenza pandemic A (H1N1) 2009 to historical influenza seasons in countries of the WHO European region. METHODS: We assessed the timing of pandemic by comparing the median peak of influenza activity in countries of the region during the last seven influenza seasons. The peaks of influenza activity were selected by two independent researche…

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