Giuseppe
Emeritus
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Abu Dhabi (Emerg Infect Dis., abstract, edited)
[Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, full text: <cite cite="http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/17/2/292.htm">Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Abu Dhabi | CDC EID</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Volume 17, Number 2?February 2011
Dispatch
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 2009?March 2010
Gulfaraz Khan, Jamal Al-Mutawa, and Muhammad Jawad Hashim
Author affiliations: United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (G. Khan, M.J. Hashim); and Health Authority Abu Dhabi, Al Ain (J. Al-Mutawa)
Abstract
To ascertain characteristics of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection, we reviewed medical records for all suspected or confirmed cases reported in Abu Dhabi during May 2009?March 2010. Overall case-fatality rate was 1.4/100,000 population. Most patients who died had >1 risk factor, and female decedents were considerably younger than male decedents.
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[Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, full text: <cite cite="http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/17/2/292.htm">Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Abu Dhabi | CDC EID</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Volume 17, Number 2?February 2011
Dispatch
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 2009?March 2010
Gulfaraz Khan, Jamal Al-Mutawa, and Muhammad Jawad Hashim
Author affiliations: United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (G. Khan, M.J. Hashim); and Health Authority Abu Dhabi, Al Ain (J. Al-Mutawa)
Abstract
To ascertain characteristics of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection, we reviewed medical records for all suspected or confirmed cases reported in Abu Dhabi during May 2009?March 2010. Overall case-fatality rate was 1.4/100,000 population. Most patients who died had >1 risk factor, and female decedents were considerably younger than male decedents.
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