Severe Respiratory Disease Concurrent with the Circulation of H1N1 Influenza
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 29 June 2009
Gerardo Chowell, Stefano Bertozzi, M. Arantxa Colchero, Hugo López‐Gatell, Celia Alpuche‐Aranda, Mauricio Hernández
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There was a sudden increase in the rate of severe pneumonia and a shift in the age distribution of patients with such illness, which was reminiscent of past pandemics and suggested relative protection for persons who were exposed to H1N1 strains during childhood before the 1957 pandemic.
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During the early phase of this influenza pandemic, there was a sudden increase in the rate of severe pneumonia and a shift in the age distribution of patients with such illness, which was reminiscent of past pandemics and suggested relative protection for persons who were exposed to H1N1 strains during childhood before the 1957 pandemic. If resources or vaccine supplies are limited, these findings suggest a rationale for focusing prevention efforts on younger populations.
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