Epidemiological analysis of the influenza A(H1N1)v outbreak in Bolivia, May-August 2009

A Gianella; A Walter; R Revollo; R Loayza; J Vargas; Y Roca

doi:10.2807/ese.14.35.19323-en

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Epidemiological analysis of the influenza A(H1N1)v outbreak in Bolivia, May-August 2009
A Gianella¹ , A Walter² , R Revollo¹ , R Loayza¹ , J Vargas¹ , Y Roca¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales (National Center of Tropical Diseases, CENETROP), Santa Cruz, Bolivia ² Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (Research Institute for Development, IRD), representation at La Paz, Bolivia

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Citation style for this article: Gianella A, Walter A, Revollo R, Loayza R, Vargas J, Roca Y. Epidemiological analysis of the influenza A(H1N1)v outbreak in Bolivia, May-August 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(35):pii=19323. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.35.19323-en Received: 25 Aug 2009

Abstract

The outbreak of pandemic influenza (H1N1) began in Bolivia on 25 May 2009. Between May and August, the National Center of Tropical Disease (CENETROP) analysed by RT-PCR 7,060 samples of which 12.7% were positive. A preliminary analysis of the 895 confirmed cases identified between May and August 2009 describes epidemiological and clinical characteristics. After the first imported cases from the United States and Peru, the locally acquired infections predominated (90%). The number of cases was highest in the age group of 10 to 29 year-olds, and 89.6% of cases were observed in people under the age of 40 years. Fever, cough, nasal discharge and headache remained the main symptoms.