1. Early detection of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Bangladesh.
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Azziz-Baumgartner E, Rahman M, Al Mamun A, Haider MS, Zaman RU, Karmakar PC, Nasreen S, Muneer SM, Homaira N, Goswami DR, Ahmed BN, Husain MM, Jamil KM, Khatun S, Ahmed M, Chakraborty A, Fry A, Widdowson MA, Bresee J, Azim T, Alamgir AS, Brooks A, Hossain MJ, Klimov A, Rahman M, and Luby SP
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antigens, Viral, Antiviral Agents pharmacology, Bangladesh epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype drug effects, Influenza, Human epidemiology, Middle Aged, Oseltamivir pharmacology, Time Factors, Young Adult, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype isolation & purification, Influenza, Human virology, Pandemics
- Abstract
To explore Bangladesh's ability to detect novel influenza, we examined a series of laboratory-confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases. During June-July 2009, event-based surveillance identified 30 case-patients (57% travelers); starting July 29, sentinel sites identified 252 case-patients (1% travelers). Surveillance facilitated response weeks before the spread of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection to the general population.
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- 2012
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