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Article: Comparative epidemiology of pandemic and seasonal influenza A in households

TitleComparative epidemiology of pandemic and seasonal influenza A in households
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Issue Date2010
PublisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/
Citation
New England Journal Of Medicine, 2010, v. 362 n. 23, p. 2175-2184 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: There are few data on the comparative epidemiology and virology of the pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus and cocirculating seasonal influenza A viruses in community settings. Methods: We recruited 348 index patients with acute respiratory illness from 14 outpatient clinics in Hong Kong in July and August 2009. We then prospectively followed household members of 99 patients who tested positive for influenza A virus on rapid diagnostic testing. We collected nasal and throat swabs from all household members at three home visits within 7 days for testing by means of quantitative reverse-transcriptase- polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) assay and viral culture. Using hemagglutination-inhibition and viral-neutralization assays, we tested baseline and convalescent serum samples from a subgroup of patients for antibody responses to the pandemic and seasonal influenza A viruses. Results: Secondary attack rates (as confirmed on RT-PCR assay) among household contacts of index patients were similar for the pandemic influenza virus (8%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3 to 14) and seasonal influenza viruses (9%; 95% CI, 5 to 15). The patterns of viral shedding and the course of illness among index patients were also similar for the pandemic and seasonal influenza viruses. In a subgroup of patients for whom baseline and convalescent serum samples were available, 36% of household contacts who had serologic evidence of pandemic influenza virus infection did not shed detectable virus or report illness. Conclusions: Pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus has characteristics that are broadly similar to those of seasonal influenza A viruses in terms of rates of viral shedding, clinical illness, and transmissibility in the household setting. Copyright © 2010 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/123945
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2023 Impact Factor: 96.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 20.544
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesHHS-N266200700005C
N01-AI-70005
Hong Kong University Grants CommitteeAoE/M-12/06
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Supported by grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (HHS-N266200700005C and N01-AI-70005) and the Hong Kong University Grants Committee (AoE/M-12/06).

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dc.contributor.authorCowling, BJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFang, VJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, LLHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSo, HCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFung, ROPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMa, ESKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKwong, ASKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, CWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsui, WWSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNgai, HYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChu, DWSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, PWYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChiu, MCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, GMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, JSMen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-12T03:38:11Z-
dc.date.available2010-10-12T03:38:11Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNew England Journal Of Medicine, 2010, v. 362 n. 23, p. 2175-2184en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: There are few data on the comparative epidemiology and virology of the pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus and cocirculating seasonal influenza A viruses in community settings. Methods: We recruited 348 index patients with acute respiratory illness from 14 outpatient clinics in Hong Kong in July and August 2009. We then prospectively followed household members of 99 patients who tested positive for influenza A virus on rapid diagnostic testing. We collected nasal and throat swabs from all household members at three home visits within 7 days for testing by means of quantitative reverse-transcriptase- polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) assay and viral culture. Using hemagglutination-inhibition and viral-neutralization assays, we tested baseline and convalescent serum samples from a subgroup of patients for antibody responses to the pandemic and seasonal influenza A viruses. Results: Secondary attack rates (as confirmed on RT-PCR assay) among household contacts of index patients were similar for the pandemic influenza virus (8%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3 to 14) and seasonal influenza viruses (9%; 95% CI, 5 to 15). The patterns of viral shedding and the course of illness among index patients were also similar for the pandemic and seasonal influenza viruses. In a subgroup of patients for whom baseline and convalescent serum samples were available, 36% of household contacts who had serologic evidence of pandemic influenza virus infection did not shed detectable virus or report illness. Conclusions: Pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus has characteristics that are broadly similar to those of seasonal influenza A viruses in terms of rates of viral shedding, clinical illness, and transmissibility in the household setting. Copyright © 2010 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofNew England Journal of Medicineen_HK
dc.rightsNew England Journal of Medicine. Copyright © Massachusetts Medical Society.-
dc.subject.meshAntibodies, Viral - blood-
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaks-
dc.subject.meshInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - genetics - immunology - isolation and purification-
dc.subject.meshInfluenza A virus - genetics - immunology - isolation and purification-
dc.subject.meshInfluenza, Human - epidemiology - transmission - virology-
dc.titleComparative epidemiology of pandemic and seasonal influenza A in householdsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.relation.projectControl of Pandemic and Inter-pandemic Influenza-
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