Publication: Influenza in refugees on the Thailand-Myanmar border, May-October 2009
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2010-09-01
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10806059
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10806040
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Mahidol University
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Emerging Infectious Diseases. Vol.16, No.9 (2010), 1366-1372
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Paul Turner, Claudia L. Turner, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Verena I. Carrara, Bryan K. Kapella, John Painter, François H. Nosten Influenza in refugees on the Thailand-Myanmar border, May-October 2009. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Vol.16, No.9 (2010), 1366-1372. doi:10.3201/eid1609.100220 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/29550
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Influenza in refugees on the Thailand-Myanmar border, May-October 2009
Abstract
We describe the epidemiology of influenza virus infections in refugees in a camp in rural Southeast Asia during May-October 2009, the first 6 months after identification of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Thailand. Influenza A viruses were detected in 20% of patients who had influenza-like illness and in 23% of those who had clinical pneumonia. Seasonal influenza A (H1N1) was the predominant virus circulating during weeks 26-33 (June 25-August 29) and was subsequently replaced by the pandemic strain. A review of passive surveillance for acute respiratory infection did not show an increase in acute respiratory tract infection incidence associated with the arrival of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in the camp.