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. 2010 Jul;10(7):443-4.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70120-1.

Case fatality ratio of pandemic influenza

Hiroshi Nishiura

Case fatality ratio of pandemic influenza

Hiroshi Nishiura. Lancet Infect Dis. 2010 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Case fatality ratios and the natural history of infection The confirmed case fatality ratio (CFR) uses the confirmed cases as the denominator, whereas symptomatic CFR uses symptomatic cases. To predict mortality, symptomatic CFR (or ideally the CFR taking all infected individuals as the denominator) is required.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Age-specific confirmed case fatality ratio in Mexico and USA In Mexico there were 72 529 cases and 1227 deaths (as of May 10, 2010) and in the USA there were 37 030 cases and 276 deaths (as of July 24, 2009)., Shaded area represents the 95% CI.
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