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The Public’s Response to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
PERSPECTIVE The Public’s Response to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic G.K. SteelFisher and Others Gillian SteelFisher and colleagues examined the public’s response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic through a comprehensive review of data from national public opinion polls and surveys. They present a range of findings. Full Text | PDF
Information Technology and Global Surveillance of Cases of 2009 H1N1 Influenza
SPECIAL REPORT Information Technology and Global Surveillance of Cases of 2009 H1N1 Influenza J.S. Brownstein and Others Although formal reporting, surveillance, and response structures remain essential to protecting public health, a new generation of freely accessible, online, and real-time informatics tools for disease tracking are expanding the ability of public health professionals to detect weak [...]
Travel-Associated H1N1 Influenza in Singapore
Airport thermal scanners detected only 12% of travel-associated flu cases; many travelers boarded flights despite symptoms. (more…)
Clinical Features of the Initial Cases of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in China
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Clinical Features of the Initial Cases of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in China B. Cao and Others In China an initial policy of quarantine was instituted, and the early cases of H1N1 were systematically monitored. In 426 of these early cases, the incubation period was 2 days, 72.8% of the [...]
The Emotional Epidemiology of H1N1 Influenza Vaccination
PERSPECTIVE The Emotional Epidemiology of H1N1 Influenza Vaccination D. Ofri Dr. Danielle Ofri describes the fascinating and frustrating shift in public sentiment over the course of the H1N1 epidemic. Full Text | PDF
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 [...]
Background Events and Mass Vaccination
Knowledge about background rates of disease events is needed to assess events temporally related to vaccination. (more…)
Preparing for 2009 H1N1 Influenza
EDITORIAL Preparing for 2009 H1N1 Influenza R.P. Wenzel and M.B. Edmond Drs. Richard Wenzel and Michael Edmond write that the 4500 deaths from 2009 H1N1 influenza are approximately 2% of the 250,000 or more deaths seen worldwide from seasonal influenza each year. Nevertheless, no one should be complacent about an unpredictable virus capable of killing [...]
Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers
PERSPECTIVE Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers A.M. Stewart Alexandra Stewart writes that mandatory vaccination of health care workers raises important questions about a state’s power to compel individuals to engage in particular activities in order to protect the public. Full Text | PDF
Online First September 10, 2009, from the New England Journal of Medicine
Online First from NEJM — Articles on influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus. Published September 10, 2009.
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