Journal article
Impact of swine influenza and quarantine measures on patients and households during the H1N1/09 pandemic
B Teh, K Olsen, J Black, AC Cheng, C Aboltins, K Bull, PDR Johnson, ML Grayson, J Torresi
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases | Published : 2012
Abstract
Objectives: To assess the secondary attack rates (SAR) and impact of the 2009 H1N1 epidemic in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and the measures implemented to control household transmission. Methods: Patients with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed influenza A and pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) were identified from hospital and microbiology laboratory records and asked to take part in a retrospective survey. Information obtained included: the constellation of symptoms, contact history, secondary infection, and household information, including adherence and attitudes towards quarantine measures. Results: The overall SAR of pH1N1 index patients was 30.6%, but a significantly lower SAR was noted with o..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was funded by an Australian Commonwealth Government National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Strategic Award. Conflicting interests: AC is an investigator on a study to examine the adverse events of influenza vaccine, funded by CSL Ltd, the manufacturer of the vaccine. AC has not received any direct funding from any pharmaceutical company and was supported by an NHMRC training fellowship.