Increase in Hospital Admissions for Severe Influenza A/B among Travelers on Cruise Ships to Alaska, 2015

Payne, Michael; Skowronski, Danuta; Sabaiduc, Suzana; Merrick, Linda; Lowe, Christopher

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Increase in Hospital Admissions for Severe Influenza A/B among Travelers on Cruise Ships to Alaska, 2015

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Mar 2018
By Payne, Michael ; Skowronski, Danuta ; Sabaiduc, Suzana ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Payne, Michael ; Skowronski, Danuta ; Sabaiduc, Suzana ; Merrick, Linda ; Lowe, Christopher
Description:

An increase in hospital admissions for influenza occurred during the summer of 2015 at an acute care facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Investigation identified 25 patients with recent history of cruise ship travel to Alaska. All characterized influenza A viruses were A(H3N2). We describe patient treatment regimens and outcomes.
Subjects:

Aged Aged, 80 And Over Dispatch Female History, 21st Century Humans Influenza, Human/epidemiology Influenza, Human/history Influenza, Human/transmission Influenza, Human/virology Influenza A Virus/genetics Influenzavirus B/genetics Male Middle Aged Travel Travel-Related Illness
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Emerg Infect Dis. 24(3):566-568.
Pubmed ID:

29460744
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5823343
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Alaska ; British Columbia, Canada
Location:

North America
Volume:

24
Issue:

3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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