Title: Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel.
Authors: Engelhard D; Bromberg M; Averbuch D; Tenenbaum A; Goldmann D; Kunin M; Shmueli E; Yatsiv I; Weintraub M; Mandelboim M; Strauss-Liviatan N; Anis E; Mendelson E; Shohat T; Wolf DG; Shapiro M; Grotto I; Engelhard, Dan; Bromberg, Michal; Averbuch, Diana
Abstract: During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Israel, incidence rates among children were 2× higher than that of the previous 4 influenza seasons; hospitalization rates were 5× higher. Children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were older and had more underlying chronic diseases than those hospitalized for seasonal influenza.
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 9, p1740
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3201/eid1709.102022

Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel.

Engelhard D; Bromberg M; Averbuch D; Tenenbaum A; Goldmann D; Kunin M; Shmueli E; Yatsiv I; Weintraub M; Mandelboim M; Strauss-Liviatan N; Anis E; Mendelson E; Shohat T; Wolf DG; Shapiro M; Grotto I; Engelhard, Dan; Bromberg, Michal; Averbuch, Diana