Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel

During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Israel, incidence rates among children were 2× higher than that of the previous 4 influenza seasons; hospitalization rates were 5× higher. Children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were older and had more underlying chronic diseases than those hospita...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2011-09, Vol.17 (9), p.1740-1743
Main Authors: Engelhard, Dan, Bromberg, Michal, Averbuch, Diana, Tenenbaum, Ariel, Goldmann, Daniele, Kunin, Marina, Shmueli, Einat, Yatsiv, Ido, Weintraub, Michael, Mandelboim, Michal, Strauss-Liviatan, Nurith, Anis, Emilia, Mendelson, Ella, Shohat, Tamy, Wolf, Dana G, Shapiro, Mervyn, Grotto, Itamar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
children
Dispatch
Epidemics
epidemiology
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
ILI
Incidence
Infant
Influenza
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - virology
influenza-like illness
Israel
Israel - epidemiology
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Pandemics
Pediatrics
Risk Factors
Seasons
Statistics, Nonparametric
viruses
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Summary:During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Israel, incidence rates among children were 2× higher than that of the previous 4 influenza seasons; hospitalization rates were 5× higher. Children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were older and had more underlying chronic diseases than those hospitalized for seasonal influenza.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1709.102022