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- Title
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Surveillance in Marginalized Populations, Tijuana, Mexico.
- Authors
Rodwell, Timothy C.; Robertson, Angela M.; Aguirre, Norma; Vera, Alicia; Anderson, Christy M.; Lozada, Remedios; Chait, Lwbba; Schooley, Robert T.; Xing-quan Zhang; Strathdee, Steffanie A.
- Abstract
To detect early cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection, in 2009 we surveyed 303 persons from marginalized populations of drug users, sex workers, and homeless persons in Tijuana, Mexico. Six confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were detected, and the use of rapid, mobile influenza testinq was demonstrated.
- Subjects
TIJUANA (Baja California, Mexico); BAJA California (Mexico : State); MEXICO; HEALTH surveys; PANDEMICS; H1N1 influenza; PEOPLE with drug addiction; HOMELESS persons; SEX workers
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 8, p1292
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1608.100196