Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, Japan

During an epidemiologic investigation of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in May 2009 in Osaka, Japan, we found 3 clusters in which virus transmission occurred during the presymptomatic phase. This finding has public health implications because it indicates that viral transmission in c...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Gu, Nobuhiro Komiya, Hajime Kamiya, Yoshinori Yasui, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Nobuhiko Okabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/10-1411_article
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spelling doaj-e03ee51a9bd54ad39b32e931a6afe3ad2020-11-25T00:37:57ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592011-09-011791737173910.3201/eid1709.101411Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, JapanYoshiaki GuNobuhiro KomiyaHajime KamiyaYoshinori YasuiKiyosu TaniguchiNobuhiko OkabeDuring an epidemiologic investigation of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in May 2009 in Osaka, Japan, we found 3 clusters in which virus transmission occurred during the presymptomatic phase. This finding has public health implications because it indicates that viral transmission in communities cannot be prevented solely by isolating symptomatic case-patients.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/10-1411_articleInfluenzahumaninfluenza A virusvirusesH1N1 subtypepandemic (H1N1) 2009
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Hajime Kamiya
Yoshinori Yasui
Kiyosu Taniguchi
Nobuhiko Okabe
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Nobuhiro Komiya
Hajime Kamiya
Yoshinori Yasui
Kiyosu Taniguchi
Nobuhiko Okabe
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, Japan
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Influenza
human
influenza A virus
viruses
H1N1 subtype
pandemic (H1N1) 2009
author_facet Yoshiaki Gu
Nobuhiro Komiya
Hajime Kamiya
Yoshinori Yasui
Kiyosu Taniguchi
Nobuhiko Okabe
author_sort Yoshiaki Gu
title Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, Japan
title_short Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, Japan
title_full Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, Japan
title_fullStr Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, Japan
title_full_unstemmed Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Transmission during Presymptomatic Phase, Japan
title_sort pandemic (h1n1) 2009 transmission during presymptomatic phase, japan
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2011-09-01
description During an epidemiologic investigation of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in May 2009 in Osaka, Japan, we found 3 clusters in which virus transmission occurred during the presymptomatic phase. This finding has public health implications because it indicates that viral transmission in communities cannot be prevented solely by isolating symptomatic case-patients.
topic Influenza
human
influenza A virus
viruses
H1N1 subtype
pandemic (H1N1) 2009
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/10-1411_article
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