Emergency Department Visits for Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Self, Wesley H. ; Grijalva, Carlos G. ; Zhu, Yuwei ; Talbot, H. Keipp ; Jules, Astride ; Widmer, Kyle E. ; Edwards, Kathryn M. ; Williams, John V. ; Shay, David K. ; Griffin, Marie R.
• Description:
  To determine the number of emergency department visits attributable to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA, we used active, population-based surveillance and laboratory-confirmed influenza data. We estimated ≈10 visits per 1,000 residents during the pandemic period. This estimate should help emergency departments prepare for future pandemics.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Emergency Service, Hospital Humans Infant Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Middle Aged Population Surveillance Prevalence Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(5):863-865.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1K23A1074863/PHS HHS/United States ; U01 IP000184/IP/NCIRD CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Davidson County, TN ; Tennessee
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:32502fcf71192b2e09f2d887472c2f45e474bf12f4bdb2e29cb17744fabda61a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23905/cdc_23905_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 155.74 KB ]