Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2011)

Increased Extent of and Risk Factors for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Seasonal Influenza among Children, Israel

  • Dan Engelhard,
  • Michal Bromberg,
  • Diana Averbuch,
  • Ariel Tenenbaum,
  • Daniele Goldmann,
  • Marina Kunin,
  • Einat Shmueli,
  • Ido Yatsiv,
  • Michael Weintraub,
  • Michal Mandelboim,
  • Nurith Strauss-Liviatan,
  • Emilia Anis,
  • Ella Mendelson,
  • Tamy Shohat,
  • Dana G. Wolf,
  • Mervyn Shapiro,
  • Itamar Grotto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.102022
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 9
pp. 1740 – 1743

Abstract

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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.

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