Household Transmission of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Taiwan

Chang, Luan-Yin; Chen, Wei-Hua; Lu, Chun-Yi; Shao, Pei-Lan; Fan, Tsui-Yien; Cheng, Ai-Ling; Huang, Li-Min

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Household Transmission of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Taiwan

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Oct 2011
By Chang, Luan-Yin ; Chen, Wei-Hua ; Lu, Chun-Yi ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Chang, Luan-Yin ; Chen, Wei-Hua ; Lu, Chun-Yi ; Shao, Pei-Lan ; Fan, Tsui-Yien ; Cheng, Ai-Ling ; Huang, Li-Min
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During August-November 2009, to investigate disease transmission within households in Taiwan, we recruited 87 pandemic (H1N1) 2009 patients and their household members. Overall, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was transmitted to 60 (27%) of 223 household contacts. Transmission was 4× higher to children than to adults (61% vs. 15%; p<0.001).
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Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Family Female Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Male Middle Aged Pandemics Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1928-1931.
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Journal Article
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Taiwan
Volume:

17
Issue:

10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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