Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak at camp for children with hematologic and oncologic conditions

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;17(1):87-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1701.091499.

Abstract

An outbreak of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 occurred among campers and staff at a summer camp attended by children with hematologic and oncologic conditions. The overall attack rate was 36% and was highest among children and adolescents (43%), persons with cancer (48%), and persons with sickle cell disease (82%).

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Camping*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Health Resorts
  • Hematologic Diseases / complications*
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype*
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pandemics
  • Young Adult