Influenza A(H1N1)v virus infections in Belgium, May-June 2009

  1. Belgian working group on influenza A(H1N1)v, Collective 12
  2. Ignacio Garitano Gutiérrez
  1. 1 The members of this group are listed at the end of this article
  2. 2 Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
Revista:
Eurosurveillance

ISSN: 1560-7917

Año de publicación: 2009

Volumen: 14

Número: 28

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.2807/ESE.14.28.19270-EN GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

In response to the ongoing influenza A(H1N1)v pandemic, first detected in North America in April 2009, Belgium has set up an active surveillance system for influenza-like illness among travellers returning from affected areas. This communication describes the clinical and epidemiological features of the first 43 laboratoryconfirmed cases in Belgium.