Household Transmission of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Taiwan

During August–November 2009, to investigate disease transmission within households in Taiwan, we recruited 87 pandemic (H1N1) 2009 patients and their household members. Overall, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was transmitted to 60 (27%) of 223 household contacts. Transmission was 4× higher to children t...

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Main Authors: Luan-Yin Chang, Wei-Hua Chen, Chun-Yi Lu, Pei-Lan Shao, Tsui-Yien Fan, Ai-Ling Cheng, Li-Min Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/10/10-1662_article