New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in France, April – May 2009

Collective New influenza A(H1N1) investigation teams*

doi:10.2807/ese.14.21.19221-en

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New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in France, April – May 2009
Collective New influenza A(H1N1) investigation teams*^1,2
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Affiliations: ¹ French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (Institut de Veille Sanitaire, InVS), France ² National Reference Centres for influenza viruses (North and South), France

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Citation style for this article: New influenza A(H1N1) investigation teams* Collective. New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in France, April – May 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(21):pii=19221. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.21.19221-en Received: 27 May 2009

Abstract

Since the emergence of a new influenza A(H1N1) virus in North America and its international spread, an active surveillance of cases of infection due to this virus has been set up in France in order to undertake appropriate measures to slow down the spread of the new virus. This report describes the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the 16 laboratory confirmed cases diagnosed in France as of 20 May 2009.