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Emergence of a novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus in humans.
The New England journal of medicine - 18 Jun 2009
Dawood Fatimah S, Jain Seema, Finelli Lyn, Shaw Michael W, Lindstrom Stephen, Garten Rebecca J, Gubareva Larisa V, Xu Xiyan, Bridges Carolyn B, Uyeki Timothy M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: On April 15 and April 17, 2009, novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) was identified in specimens obtained from two epidemiologically unlinked patients in the United States. The same strain of the virus was identified in Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere. We describe 642 confirmed cases of human S-OIV infection identified from the rapidly evolving U.S. outbreak. METHODS: Enhanced...
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