Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Surveillance in Marginalized Populations, Tijuana, Mexico

To detect early cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection, in 2009 we surveyed 303 persons from marginalized populations of drug users, sex workers, and homeless persons in Tijuana, Mexico. Six confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were detected, and the use of rapid, mobile influenza testing was de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2010-08, Vol.16 (8), p.1292-1295
Hauptverfasser:	Rodwell, Timothy C, Robertson, Angela M, Aguirre, Norma, Vera, Alicia, Anderson, Christy M, Lozada, Remedios, Chait, Lwbba, Schooley, Robert T, Zhang, Xing-quan, Strathdee, Steffanie A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult at-risk populations Disease transmission Dispatch Drug Users Epidemics Female Health aspects Homeless Persons Humans influenza Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - virology Male Mexico Mexico - epidemiology pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Pandemics Population Surveillance - methods Prospective Studies respiratory infections Sex Work surveillance Swine influenza Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	To detect early cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection, in 2009 we surveyed 303 persons from marginalized populations of drug users, sex workers, and homeless persons in Tijuana, Mexico. Six confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were detected, and the use of rapid, mobile influenza testing was demonstrated.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1608.100196