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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clinical Infectious diseases
2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Deaths among Children?United States, 2009?2010
1. Chad M. Cox1,
2. Lenee Blanton2,
3. Rosaline Dhara2,
4. Lynnette Brammer2, and
5. Lyn Finelli2
+ Author Affiliations
1.
1Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development assigned to Influenza Division
2.
2Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
1. Correspondence: Dr Chad M. Cox,1600 Clifton Rd, MS-A32,Atlanta, GA 30333 (cyv5@cdc.gov).
Abstract
The 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) virus emerged in the United States in April 2009 (1) and has since caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide (2?6). We compared pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1)?associated deaths occurring from 15 April 2009 through 23 January 2010 with seasonal influenza?associated deaths occurring from 1 October 2007 through 14 April 2009, a period during which data collected were most comparable. Among 317 children who died of pH1N1-associated illness, 301 (95%) had a reported medical history. Of those 301, 205 (68%) had a medical condition associated with an increased risk of severe illness from influenza. Children who died of pH1N1-associated illness had a higher median age (9.4 vs 6.2 years; P<.01) and longer time from onset of symptoms to death (7 vs 5 days, P<.01) compared with children who died of seasonal influenza?associated illness. The majority of pediatric deaths from pH1N1 were in older children with high-risk medical conditions. Vaccination continues to be critical for all children, especially those at increased risk of influenza-related complications.
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/suppl_1/S69.full
2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Deaths among Children?United States, 2009?2010
1. Chad M. Cox1,
2. Lenee Blanton2,
3. Rosaline Dhara2,
4. Lynnette Brammer2, and
5. Lyn Finelli2
+ Author Affiliations
1.
1Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development assigned to Influenza Division
2.
2Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
1. Correspondence: Dr Chad M. Cox,1600 Clifton Rd, MS-A32,Atlanta, GA 30333 (cyv5@cdc.gov).
Abstract
The 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) virus emerged in the United States in April 2009 (1) and has since caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide (2?6). We compared pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1)?associated deaths occurring from 15 April 2009 through 23 January 2010 with seasonal influenza?associated deaths occurring from 1 October 2007 through 14 April 2009, a period during which data collected were most comparable. Among 317 children who died of pH1N1-associated illness, 301 (95%) had a reported medical history. Of those 301, 205 (68%) had a medical condition associated with an increased risk of severe illness from influenza. Children who died of pH1N1-associated illness had a higher median age (9.4 vs 6.2 years; P<.01) and longer time from onset of symptoms to death (7 vs 5 days, P<.01) compared with children who died of seasonal influenza?associated illness. The majority of pediatric deaths from pH1N1 were in older children with high-risk medical conditions. Vaccination continues to be critical for all children, especially those at increased risk of influenza-related complications.
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/suppl_1/S69.full