TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiological and transmissibility analysis of influenza A(H1N1)v in a southern hemisphere setting
T2 - Peru.
AU - Munayco, C. V.
AU - Gomez, J.
AU - Laguna-Torres, V. A.
AU - Arrasco, J.
AU - Kochel, T. J.
AU - Fiestas, V.
AU - Garcia, J.
AU - Perez, J.
AU - Torres, I.
AU - Condori, F.
AU - Nishiura, H.
AU - Chowell, G.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - We present a preliminary analysis of 1,771 confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v reported in Peru by 17 July including the frequency of the clinical characteristics, the spatial and age distribution of the cases and the estimate of the transmission potential. Age-specific frequency of cases was highest among school age children and young adults, with the lowest frequency of cases among seniors, a pattern that is consistent with reports from other countries. Estimates of the reproduction number lie in the range of 1.2 to 1.7, which is broadly consistent with previous estimates for this pandemic in other regions. Validation of these estimates will be possible as additional data become available.
AB - We present a preliminary analysis of 1,771 confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v reported in Peru by 17 July including the frequency of the clinical characteristics, the spatial and age distribution of the cases and the estimate of the transmission potential. Age-specific frequency of cases was highest among school age children and young adults, with the lowest frequency of cases among seniors, a pattern that is consistent with reports from other countries. Estimates of the reproduction number lie in the range of 1.2 to 1.7, which is broadly consistent with previous estimates for this pandemic in other regions. Validation of these estimates will be possible as additional data become available.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78049410293
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 19679037
AN - SCOPUS:78049410293
SN - 1560-7917
VL - 14
JO - Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
JF - Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
IS - 32
ER -
