Journal of Nepal Medical Association (Dec 2012)

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Cases in Nepal

  • N Kandel,
  • J M Shrestha,
  • B Upadhyay,
  • A K Shrestha,
  • G Shakya

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 52, no. 188

Abstract

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We analyzed the data available in Nepal during this pandemic in order to determine the epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of pandemic influenza A in 2009. The test was conducted by real-time Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction on sample from patients with suspected influenza-like illnesses. Out of 538 cases were tested, 32 % were positive for pandemic influenza A 2009 and the infection rate was highest for cases of 11-20 years and lowest in >50 years of age. Keywords: Influenza A ; pandemic; RT-PCR; surveillance.