Epidemiological characteristics and low case fatality rate of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Japan

Epidemiological characteristics and low case fatality rate of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Japan

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has been causing large outbreaks in Japan. Yet, the case fatality rate (CFR) remains low and only 85 deaths have been confirmed as of December 17, 2009. Surveillance data was analyzed to define epidemiological characteristics of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Japan. It was shown that m...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS currents 2009-12, Vol.1, p.RRN1139-RRN1139
Hauptverfasser: Kamigaki, Taro, Oshitani, Hitoshi
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Sprache:eng
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Influenza
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Zusammenfassung:Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has been causing large outbreaks in Japan. Yet, the case fatality rate (CFR) remains low and only 85 deaths have been confirmed as of December 17, 2009. Surveillance data was analyzed to define epidemiological characteristics of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Japan. It was shown that most of the reported influenza-like illness cases and hospitalizations have occurred in those aged 5-9 years and 10-14 years, in whom CFR is extremely low. However, CFRs are higher in small children (
ISSN:2157-3999
2157-3999
DOI:10.1371/currents.rrn1139