Epidemiology of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Deaths in the United States, April-July 2009
| Autor: | Christie K McDonald, Kirsten Waller, Janet J. Hamilton, Lyn Finelli, Susan Peters, Sarah Y. Park, Ruth Lynfield, Deborah Richter, Christine L. Waters, Matthew D. Ritchey, Alan Siniscalchi, Noelle M. Cocoros, Matthew Biggerstaff, John J Meyer, Carmen Cruz, Robin M. Williams, Paul M. Arguin, Dianna M. Blau, Janice K. Louie, Lisa McHugh, Thomas Haupt, Seema Jain, Meredith Vandermeer, Zack Moore, Kathryn H. Lofy, Utpala Bandy, Lesley Bullion, Lesha Peterson, Ariane Reeves, Valoree Vernon, Elizabeth Turnipseed, Timothy F. Jones, Ashley Fowlkes, David Blythe, Roseline Dhara, Shannon L. Page, Jacqueline Gindler, Joe McLaughlin, Jannifer Anderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male Microbiology (medical) Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population Comorbidity medicine.disease_cause Young Adult Age Distribution Influenza A Virus H1N1 Subtype Influenza Human Pandemic Epidemiology Influenza A virus medicine Humans Young adult Child education Pandemics Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Geography business.industry Mortality rate Medical examiner Infant Middle Aged medicine.disease Survival Analysis United States Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Infectious Diseases. 52:S60-S68 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 1058-4838 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cid/ciq022 |
| Popis: | During the spring of 2009, pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus (pH1N1) was recognized and rapidly spread worldwide. To describe the geographic distribution and patient characteristics of pH1N1-associated deaths in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested information from health departments on all laboratory-confirmed pH1N1 deaths reported from 17 April through 23 July 2009. Data were collected using medical charts, medical examiner reports, and death certificates. A total of 377 pH1N1-associated deaths were identified, for a mortality rate of .12 deaths per 100,000 population. Activity was geographically localized, with the highest mortality rates in Hawaii, New York, and Utah. Seventy-six percent of deaths occurred in persons aged 18-65 years, and 9% occurred in persons aged ≥ 65 years. Underlying medical conditions were reported for 78% of deaths: chronic lung disease among adults (39%) and neurologic disease among children (54%). Overall mortality associated with pH1N1 was low; however, the majority of deaths occurred in persons aged |
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