Update on the epidemiology and clinical features of Novel H1N1
14 August 2009
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Influenza Division
- Joseph Bresee, MD, Chief, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch
- Influenza Division, NCIRD, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention
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- July15, 2009
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Shinde, et al.
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• RT-PCR for influenza capabilities developed by public health labs in U.S.
• Increasing numbers of swine influenza infections in humans being detected from improved surveillance
• Increasing efforts at states, CDC, and USDA to investigate human cases of swine influenza…
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