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

Euro Surveill. 2009 Jul 30;14(30):19284. doi: 10.2807/ese.14.30.19284-en.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Colombia / epidemiology
  • Cough / epidemiology*
  • Cough / virology
  • Female
  • Fever / epidemiology*
  • Fever / virology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pharyngitis / epidemiology*
  • Pharyngitis / virology
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Travel
  • Young Adult