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J Prev Med Hyg
; 60(1): E1-E4, 2019 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31041403
ABSTRACT
Influenza is one of the most common infectious diseases in travellers, especially in those returning from subtropical and tropical regions. In late June 2018 an influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection was diagnosed in a 36-years-old man, returned from a travel in Shanghai and hospitalized at the Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, with a diagnosis of fever and an uncommon clinical presentation characterised by a persistent leukopenia. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a closeness with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 strains circulating in the US in May-June 2018. Prompt recognition of influenza infection led to a proper case management, demonstrating the crucial role of the continuous influenza surveillance programme.
Subject(s)
Communicable Diseases, Imported/diagnosis , Influenza, Human/diagnosis , Adult , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , China , Communicable Diseases, Imported/blood , Communicable Diseases, Imported/complications , Communicable Diseases, Imported/drug therapy , Fever , Humans , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/genetics , Influenza, Human/blood , Influenza, Human/complications , Influenza, Human/drug therapy , Italy , Leukopenia/blood , Leukopenia/etiology , Male , Oseltamivir/therapeutic use , Phylogeny , Seasons
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Leukemia
; 30(5): 1211-4, 2016 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26437784