New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in Spain, April-May 2009

Collective Surveillance Group for New Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Investigation and Control in Spain

doi:10.2807/ese.14.19.19209-en

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New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in Spain, April-May 2009
Collective Surveillance Group for New Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Investigation and Control in Spain^1,2,3,4
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Affiliations: ¹ Coordinating Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies, Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Madrid, Spain ² National Centre for Epidemiology and National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain ³ Regional Surveillance and Alert Teams from the Autonomous Communities in Spain ⁴ National Influenza Laboratory Network, Spain

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Citation style for this article: Surveillance Group for New Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Investigation and Control in Spain Collective. New influenza A(H1N1) virus infections in Spain, April-May 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(19):pii=19209. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.19.19209-en Received: 13 May 2009

Abstract

An outbreak of infections with a new influenza A(H1N1) virus that was first detected in the United States and Mexico is currently ongoing worldwide. This report describes the initial epidemiological actions and outbreak investigation of the first 98 laboratory confirmed cases of infection with this new virus in Spain.