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Australia’s Winter with the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus

PERSPECTIVE Australia’s Winter with the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus J.F. Bishop, M.P. Murnane, and R. Owen Dr. James Bishop and colleagues write that key lessons from Australia’s experience with the spread of H1N1 suggest that important elements of a response were a national coordination of efforts and the use and modification of a [...]

Critical Care Services and 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Australia and New Zealand

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Critical Care Services and 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Australia and New Zealand The ANZIC Influenza Investigators The overall rate of ICU admission for 2009 H1N1 influenza was estimated to be 28.7 per million persons. During the period of peak transmission in communities, the ICU bed-occupancy rate for influenza ranged from 8.9 to 19.0%. [...]