1. Seasonal Influenza and Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Surveillance among Inpatients and Outpatients, East Jakarta, Indonesia, 2011-2014.
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Lafond, Kathryn E., Praptiningsih, Catharina Y., Mangiri, Amalya, Syarif, Misriyah, Triada, Romadona, Mulyadi, Ester, Septiawati, Chita, Setiawaty, Vivi, Samaan, Gina, Storms, Aaron D., Uyeki, Timothy M., and Iuliano, A. Danielle
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AVIAN influenza , *H7N9 Influenza , *SEASONAL influenza , *H5N1 Influenza , *VIRUS diseases , *INFLUENZA B virus , *RESPIRATORY infections , *INFLUENZA epidemiology , *PUBLIC health surveillance , *RESEARCH , *HOSPITAL patients , *ANIMAL experimentation , *RESEARCH methodology , *PATIENTS , *HISTORY , *EVALUATION research , *MEDICAL cooperation , *SEASONS , *COMPARATIVE studies , *INFLUENZA , *INFLUENZA A virus, H5N1 subtype - Abstract
During October 2011-September 2014, we screened respiratory specimens for seasonal and avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infections among outpatients with influenza-like illness and inpatients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in East Jakarta, an Indonesia district with high incidence of H5N1 virus infection among poultry. In total, 31% (1,875/6,008) of influenza-like illness case-patients and 15% (571/3,811) of SARI case-patients tested positive for influenza virus. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, influenza A(H3N2), and influenza B virus infections were detected in all 3 years, and the epidemic season extended from November through May. Although 28% (2,810/10,135) of case-patients reported exposure to poultry, only 1 SARI case-patient with an H5N1 virus infection was detected. Therefore, targeted screening among case-patients with high-risk poultry exposures (e.g., a recent visit to a live bird market or close proximity to sick or dead poultry) may be a more efficient routine surveillance strategy for H5N1 virus in these types of settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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