Increased Extent of and Risk Factors for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Seasonal Influenza among Children, Israel

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Engelhard, Dan ; Bromberg, Michal ; Averbuch, Diana ; Tenenbaum, Ariel ; Goldmann, Daniele ; Kunin, Marina ; Shmueli, Einat ; Yatsiv, Ido ; Weintraub, Michael ; Mandelboim, Michal ; Strauss-Liviatan, Nurith ; Anis, Emilia ; Mendelson, Ella ; Shohat, Tamy ; Wolf, Dana G. ; Shapiro, Mervyn ; Grotto, Itamar
• Description:
  During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Israel, incidence rates among children were 2× higher than that of the previous 4 influenza seasons; hospitalization rates were 5× higher. Children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were older and had more underlying chronic diseases than those hospitalized for seasonal influenza.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Hospitalization Humans Incidence Infant Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Pandemics Risk Factors Seasons Statistics, Nonparametric

  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1740-1743.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Israel
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7df1addd90753a6635b1572db2ff54a408820c85c66ef4d18c1a3de241146368
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23687/cdc_23687_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 315.96 KB ]