Investigation of the first cases of human-to-human infection with the new swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus in Canada

The outbreak of human infection due to the novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus began in Mexico in March 2009. As of July 6, 2009, more than 94,000 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in over 100 countries, including 7983 cases in Canada. In this report, we describe the epidemiologic and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian Medical Association journal 2009-08, Vol.181 (3-4), p.159-163
Hauptverfasser:	Cutler, Jennifer, Schleihauf, Emily, Hatchette, Todd F, Billard, Bev, Watson-Creed, Gaynor, Davidson, Ross, Li, Yan, Bastien, Nathalie, Sarwal, Shelly, Nova Scotia Human Swine Influenza Investigation Team
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Canada - epidemiology Child Cluster Analysis Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Disease Transmission, Infectious - statistics & numerical data Epidemics Female Humans Infection Control - methods Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification Influenza, Human - diagnosis Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - transmission Influenza, Human - virology Male Middle Aged Public health Studies Swine flu Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	The outbreak of human infection due to the novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus began in Mexico in March 2009. As of July 6, 2009, more than 94,000 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in over 100 countries, including 7983 cases in Canada. In this report, we describe the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of the first cluster of reported cases of human-to-human transmission of the new influenza virus in Canada.
ISSN:	0008-4409 0820-3946 1488-2329
DOI:	10.1503/cmaj.090859