Early outcomes of pandemic influenza [H1N1] 2009 surveillance in Abu Dhabi Emirate, May-August 2009
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2012; 18 (1): 31-36
in English
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ABSTRACT
Soon after the initial detection of cases of pandemic H1N1 infection in Mexico, a new H1N1 surveillance system was set up in Abu Dhabi Emirate in May 2009. This paper reports on the outbreak from May to August 2009. A total of 356 cases were confirmed from 20 May 2009 to 16 August 2009. The incidence of confirmed H1N1 cases was 18.5 per 100 000. Their ages ranged from < 1 month to 62 years, with a median age of 20 years. The incidence was 18.6 per 100 000 among both males and females. The incidence among United Arab Emirates nationals was higher than expatriates [66.6 versus 5.2 per 100 000]. No death attributable to H1N1 was reported. A low-grade H1N1 infection evolved in the Emirate with an incidence lower than some other countries, possibly because of the pandemic being in the early stages, perhaps coupled with under-reporting
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Population Surveillance
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Incidence
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Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2012
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