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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Mar;24(3):566-568. doi: 10.3201/eid2403.171378.
[h=1]Increase in Hospital Admissions for Severe Influenza A/B among Travelers on Cruise Ships to Alaska, 2015.[/h] Payne M, Skowronski D, Sabaiduc S, Merrick L, Lowe C.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] An increase in hospital admissions for influenza occurred during the summer of 2015 at an acute care facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Investigation identified 25 patients with recent history of cruise ship travel to Alaska. All characterized influenza A viruses were A(H3N2). We describe patient treatment regimens and outcomes.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Alaska; British Columbia; H3N2; Vancouver; cruise ships; influenza; oseltamivir; respiratory infections; travel; viruses
PMID: 29460744 DOI: 10.3201/eid2403.171378
[h=1]Increase in Hospital Admissions for Severe Influenza A/B among Travelers on Cruise Ships to Alaska, 2015.[/h] Payne M, Skowronski D, Sabaiduc S, Merrick L, Lowe C.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] An increase in hospital admissions for influenza occurred during the summer of 2015 at an acute care facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Investigation identified 25 patients with recent history of cruise ship travel to Alaska. All characterized influenza A viruses were A(H3N2). We describe patient treatment regimens and outcomes.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Alaska; British Columbia; H3N2; Vancouver; cruise ships; influenza; oseltamivir; respiratory infections; travel; viruses
PMID: 29460744 DOI: 10.3201/eid2403.171378