Use of Cumulative Incidence of Novel Influenza A/H1N1 in Foreign Travelers to Estimate Lower Bounds on Cumulative Incidence in Mexico
Lipsitch M, Lajous M, O'Hagan JJ, Cohen T, Miller JC, Goldstein E, Danon L, Wallinga J, Riley S, Dowell SF, Reed C, McCarron M. Use of Cumulative Incidence of Novel Influenza A/H1N1 in Foreign Travelers to Estimate Lower Bounds on Cumulative Incidence in Mexico. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6895. PMID: 19742302, PMCID: PMC2731883, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza A/H1N1Influenza A/Cumulative incidenceNovel influenza A/Severity of illnessSeverity of diseaseSevere diseaseTotal numberSevere symptomsNumber of casesDisease severityCurrent epidemicInfectious diseasesCanadian travellersIncidenceDiseaseAffected individualsSeverityH1N1Mexican residentsObserved groupEpidemicNovel pathogensDisease spreadResidents