Emergency department visits for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Emergency department visits for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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 estima...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2012-05, Vol.18 (5), p.863-865
Hauptverfasser: 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
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Control
cost of illness
Davidson County
Diagnosis
Dispatch
Emergency medical services
Emergency medicine
Emergency Service, Hospital
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Influenza
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - genetics
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - immunology
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Middle Aged
pandemic
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Services
Tennessee - epidemiology
viruses
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1805.111233