Influenza, Winter Olympiad, 2002

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gundlapalli, Adi V. ; Rubin, Michael A. ; Samore, Matthew H. ; Lopansri, Bert ; Lahey, Timothy ; McGuire, Heather L. ; Winthrop, Kevin L. ; Dunn, James J. ; Willick, Stuart E. ; Vosters, Randal L. ; Waeckerle, Joseph F. ; Carroll, Karen C. ; Gwaltney, Jack M. ; Hayden, Frederick G. ; Elstad, Mark R. ; Sande, Merle A.
• Description:
  Prospective surveillance for influenza was performed during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Oseltamivir was administered to patients with influenza like illness and confirmed influenza, while their close contacts were given oseltamivir prophylactically. Influenza A/B was diagnosed in 36 of 188 patients, including 13 athletes. Prompt management limited the spread of this outbreak.
• Subjects:
  Acetamides Adolescent Adult Aged Antiviral Agents Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Humans Influenza, Human Male Middle Aged Oseltamivir Seasons Sports

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(1):144-146.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Utah
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b6f7ee295315c3b18d159cdd321c0215d0c13d4cb5e4aee8b7fc9bd1b6e34982
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7887/cdc_7887_DS1.pdf
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