Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1366-1372

Influenza in refugees on the Thailand-Myanmar border, May-October 2009 (Article) (Open Access)

Turner P.* , Turner C.L. , Watthanaworawit W. , Carrara V.I. , Kapella B.K. , Painter J. , Nosten F.H.
  • a Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Thailand, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • b Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Thailand, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • c Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Thailand, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
  • d Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Thailand, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
  • e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • f Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • g Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Thailand, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Abstract

We describe the epidemiology of influenza virus infections in refugees in a camp in rural Southeast Asia during May-October 2009, the first 6 months after identification of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Thailand. Influenza A viruses were detected in 20% of patients who had influenza-like illness and in 23% of those who had clinical pneumonia. Seasonal influenza A (H1N1) was the predominant virus circulating during weeks 26-33 (June 25-August 29) and was subsequently replaced by the pandemic strain. A review of passive surveillance for acute respiratory infection did not show an increase in acute respiratory tract infection incidence associated with the arrival of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in the camp.

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Index Keywords

refugee seasonal influenza respiratory tract infection Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Influenza virus A H1N1 pandemic influenza Influenza, Human influenza A (H1N1) Pandemics Thailand Population Surveillance human trend study Refugees middle aged rural population Aged Seasons Young Adult disease surveillance school child Humans Adolescent male preschool child female Infant Child, Preschool Myanmar Incidence Article major clinical study adult pneumonia Child
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DOI: 10.3201/eid1609.100220
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English