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PLoS Curr. 2010 Nov 9;2:RRN1194.
Fatal cases associated with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) reported in Greece.
Athanasiou M, Lytras T, Spala G, Triantafyllou E, Gkolfinopoulou K, Theocharopoulos G, Patrinos S, Danis K, Detsis M, Tsiodras S, Bonovas S, Panagiotopoulos T.
MD, MPH, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; MD, MPH, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; Public Health Officer, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; RN, MPH, PhD, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; RN, MPH, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; Biostatistician, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention; MD, Epidemiologist, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University Medical School; Head, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece and Dept of child health, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece; Dept of surveillance and intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece.
Abstract
Between 18 May 2009 and 3 May 2010, a total of 149 fatal cases associated with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) were reported in Greece. Detailed case-based epidemiological information was available for the large majority of fatal cases. The time distribution follows an epidemic curve with a peak in the beginning of December 2009 and a second peak one month later. This is similar to that of laboratory confirmed cases and influenza-like illness cases from our sentinel surveillance system, with two weeks delay. The most commonly reported underlying conditions were chronic cardiovascular disease and immunosuppression, while the most frequently identified risk factor was obesity. These findings should be taken into consideration, when vaccination strategies are employed.
PMID: 21085493 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://knol.google.com/k/maria-atha...iated-with-pandemic/1o2k9jvgcf33/4#references
Fatal cases associated with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) reported in Greece.
Athanasiou M, Lytras T, Spala G, Triantafyllou E, Gkolfinopoulou K, Theocharopoulos G, Patrinos S, Danis K, Detsis M, Tsiodras S, Bonovas S, Panagiotopoulos T.
MD, MPH, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; MD, MPH, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; Public Health Officer, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; RN, MPH, PhD, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; RN, MPH, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; Biostatistician, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention; MD, Epidemiologist, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece; 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University Medical School; Head, Department of Epidemiological Surveillance and Intervention, Hellenic Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece and Dept of child health, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece; Dept of surveillance and intervention, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece.
Abstract
Between 18 May 2009 and 3 May 2010, a total of 149 fatal cases associated with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) were reported in Greece. Detailed case-based epidemiological information was available for the large majority of fatal cases. The time distribution follows an epidemic curve with a peak in the beginning of December 2009 and a second peak one month later. This is similar to that of laboratory confirmed cases and influenza-like illness cases from our sentinel surveillance system, with two weeks delay. The most commonly reported underlying conditions were chronic cardiovascular disease and immunosuppression, while the most frequently identified risk factor was obesity. These findings should be taken into consideration, when vaccination strategies are employed.
PMID: 21085493 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://knol.google.com/k/maria-atha...iated-with-pandemic/1o2k9jvgcf33/4#references