Early introduction and delayed dissemination of pandemic influenza, Gabon

Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Apr;19(4):644-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1904.111925.

Abstract

Active surveillance in health care centers in Gabon during 2009-2011 detected 72 clinical cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (pH1N1). We found that pH1N1 virus was introduced in mid-2009 but spread throughout the country in 2010. Thus, Gabon was also affected by pH1N1.

Keywords: Gabon; circulation; influenza; pH1N1; pandemic; surveillance network; viruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Female
  • Gabon / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Urban Population