Czech Kurzarbeit: Evidence from the First Pandemic Wave

Pandemic H1N1 illness prognosis: evidence from clinical and epidemiological data from the first pandemic wave in São Paulo, Brazil

OBJECTIVES The pandemic of 2009 H1N1 influenza A emerged in February 2009, with high morbidity and mortality, and rapidly spread globally. São Paulo was among the most affected areas in Brazil. This study compares the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of influenza-like illness between outpatients and hospitalized patients and evaluates the impact of oseltamivir therapy on the outcome...

Evidence from the Czech Republic

Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic virus: learning from the first wave, preparing for the second.

1 In a short period of two months, the novel influenza A/H1N1 virus has circumnavigated the entire planet leaving behind in its wake approximately 3000 reported deaths worldwide. Fortunately, in many areas around the world, September 2009 brought a lull in the number of new H1N1 infections. This brought welcomed relief in many countries that had earlier experienced high respiratory disease acti...

Influenza A(H1N1)v pandemic in the dialysis population: first wave results from an international survey.

BACKGROUND After the first cases of influenza A(H1N1)v in Mexico and the USA became public, Fresenius Medical Care established a case-based reporting of cases for all of its dialysis clinics located in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. This paper aims to describe mortality rates of patients on dialysis and to assess the risk profiles. METHODS The survey was developed in Lotus Not...

The first wave of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 in Germany: From initiation to acceleration

BACKGROUND The first imported case of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 in Germany was confirmed in April 2009. However, the first wave with measurable burden of disease started only in October 2009. The basic epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the pandemic were analysed in order to understand the course of the pandemic in Germany. METHODS The analysis was based on data from the cas...