Epidemiologic analysis of the laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v in Colombia

M Á Castro-Jiménez; J O Castillo-Pabón; G J Rey-Benito; P A Pulido-Domínguez; J Barbosa-Ramírez; D A Velandia-Rodriguez; E S Angulo-Martínez; on behalf of the Virology Group and the Communicable Diseases Surveillance Group

doi:10.2807/ese.14.30.19284-en

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Epidemiologic analysis of the laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v in Colombia
M Á Castro-Jiménez^1,2 , J O Castillo-Pabón¹ , G J Rey-Benito¹ , P A Pulido-Domínguez¹ , J Barbosa-Ramírez¹ , D A Velandia-Rodriguez¹ , E S Angulo-Martínez¹ , on behalf of the Virology Group and the Communicable Diseases Surveillance Group¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Instituto Nacional de Salud (National Institute of Health), Bogotá, Colombia ² Grupo GUINDESS, Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia

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Citation style for this article: Castro-Jiménez M Á, Castillo-Pabón J O, Rey-Benito G J, Pulido-Domínguez P A, Barbosa-Ramírez J, Velandia-Rodriguez D A, Angulo-Martínez E S, on behalf of the Virology Group and the Communicable Diseases Surveillance Group. Epidemiologic analysis of the laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v in Colombia. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(30):pii=19284. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.30.19284-en Received: 22 Jul 2009

Abstract

From 2 May to 16 July 2009, a total of 183 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v were reported in Colombia, 117 (63.9%) of these had travelled outside the country. Hospital admission was necessary in 26 (14.21%) cases and seven patients died (fatality-case ratio: 3.8%). The infection affected younger age-groups and the symptoms most frequently reported were cough, fever and sore throat. Our findings are consistent with recent reports from other countries.