First sequence-confirmed case of infection with the new influenza A(H1N1) strain in Germany

H Melzl; J J Wenzel; B Kochanowski; K Feierabend; B Kreuzpaintner; E Kreuzpaintner; A Rohrhofer; S Schreder-Meindl; H Wollner; B Salzberger; U Reischl; W Jilg; H Wolf; H H Niller

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First sequence-confirmed case of infection with the new influenza A(H1N1) strain in Germany
H Melzl¹ , J J Wenzel¹ , B Kochanowski^1,2 , K Feierabend¹ , B Kreuzpaintner¹ , E Kreuzpaintner¹ , A Rohrhofer¹ , S Schreder-Meindl¹ , H Wollner³ , B Salzberger⁴ , U Reischl¹ , W Jilg¹ , H Wolf¹ , H H Niller¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany ² present address: Microbiology Laboratory Mattes and Kochanowski, Neuötting, Germany ³ Department of Internal Medicine, District Hospital, Mallersdorf, Germany ⁴ Department of Internal Medicine 1, University of Regensburg Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany

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Hans-Helmut.Niller klinik.uni-regensburg.de
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Citation style for this article: Melzl H, Wenzel J J, Kochanowski B, Feierabend K, Kreuzpaintner B, Kreuzpaintner E, Rohrhofer A, Schreder-Meindl S, Wollner H, Salzberger B, Reischl U, Jilg W, Wolf H, Niller H H. First sequence-confirmed case of infection with the new influenza A(H1N1) strain in Germany. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(18):pii=19203. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.18.19203-en Received: 03 May 2009

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Here, we report on the first sequence-confirmed case of infection with the new influenza A(H1N1) virus in Germany. Two direct contacts of the patient were laboratory-confirmed as cases and demonstrate a chain of direct human-to-human transmission.

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