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Comparative Study
. 2011 Sep;17(9):1740-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1709.102022.

Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel

Dan Engelhard  1 , Michal Bromberg, Diana Averbuch, Ariel Tenenbaum, Daniele Goldmann, Marina Kunin, Einat Shmueli, Ido Yatsiv, Michael Weintraub, Michal Mandelboim, Nurith Strauss-Liviatan, Emilia Anis, Ella Mendelson, Tamy Shohat, Dana G Wolf, Mervyn Shapiro, Itamar Grotto
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Comparative Study

Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel

Dan Engelhard et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Israel, incidence rates among children were 2× higher than that of the previous 4 influenza seasons; hospitalization rates were 5× higher. Children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were older and had more underlying chronic diseases than those hospitalized for seasonal influenza.

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Figure 1
Rates of weekly visits to community health clinics for influenza-like illness, by age group, June 2009–April 2010, compared with the 2005–2009 average (Maccabi Health Services), with school holidays indicated, Israel.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Positive influenza samples among total samples collected by the sentinel network, children 0–18 years of age, Israel, June 2009–April 2010.
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