Community transmission of influenza A (H1N1)v virus at a rock festival in Belgium, 2-5 July 2009

I Gutiérrez; A Litzroth; S Hammadi; H Van Oyen; C Gérard; E Robesyn; J Bots; M T Faidherbe; F Wuillaume

doi:10.2807/ese.14.31.19294-en

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Community transmission of influenza A (H1N1)v virus at a rock festival in Belgium, 2-5 July 2009
I Gutiérrez^1,2 , A Litzroth¹ , S Hammadi¹ , H Van Oyen¹ , C Gérard³ , E Robesyn⁴ , J Bots⁵ , M T Faidherbe⁶ , F Wuillaume¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Epidemiology, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium ² European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden ³ National Reference Laboratory for Influenza, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium ⁴ Department of Public Health Surveillance, Agency for Care and Health, Flemish Community, Brussels, Belgium ⁵ Health Inspectorate, Brussels Region, Brussels, Belgium ⁶ Health Inspectorate. Health Surveillance, French Community, Brussels, Belgium

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Citation style for this article: Gutiérrez I, Litzroth A, Hammadi S, Van Oyen H, Gérard C, Robesyn E, Bots J, Faidherbe M T, Wuillaume F. Community transmission of influenza A (H1N1)v virus at a rock festival in Belgium, 2-5 July 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(31):pii=19294. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.31.19294-en Received: 03 Aug 2009

Abstract

On 6 July 2009 the Belgian enhanced surveillance system for influenza-like illness among travellers returning from influenza A(H1N1)v affected areas detected a case linked to a rock festival which took place on 2-5 July. The health authorities implemented communication and control measures leading to the detection of aditional cases. This paper describes the outbreak and its impact on the management of the influenza pandemic in Belgium.