Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel

Dan Engelhard; Michal Bromberg; Diana Averbuch; Ariel Tenenbaum; Daniele Goldmann; Marina Kunin; Einat Shmueli; Ido Yatsiv; Michael Weintraub; Michal Mandelboim; Nurith Strauss-Liviatan; Emilia Anis; Ella Mendelson; Tamy Shohat; Dana G Wolf; Mervyn Shapiro; Itamar Grotto

doi:10.3201/eid1709.102022

Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1740-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1709.102022.

Authors

Dan Engelhard¹, Michal Bromberg, Diana Averbuch, Ariel Tenenbaum, Daniele Goldmann, Marina Kunin, Einat Shmueli, Ido Yatsiv, Michael Weintraub, Michal Mandelboim, Nurith Strauss-Liviatan, Emilia Anis, Ella Mendelson, Tamy Shohat, Dana G Wolf, Mervyn Shapiro, Itamar Grotto

Affiliation

¹ Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel. engelhard@hadassah.org.il

Abstract

During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Israel, incidence rates among children were 2× higher than that of the previous 4 influenza seasons; hospitalization rates were 5× higher. Children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were older and had more underlying chronic diseases than those hospitalized for seasonal influenza.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype*
Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
Influenza, Human / virology
Israel / epidemiology
Pandemics*
Risk Factors
Seasons
Statistics, Nonparametric