Open AccessCase Fatality Risk of Influenza A (H1N1pdm09)
Author(s) -
Jessica Y. Wong,
Heath Kelly,
Dennis K. M. Ip,
Joseph T. Wu,
Gabriel M. Leung,
Benjamin J. Cowling
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3182a67448
Subject(s) - environmental health , case fatality rate , medicine , chemistry , population
During the 2009 influenza pandemic, uncertainty surrounding the seriousness of human infections with the H1N1pdm09 virus hindered appropriate public health response. One measure of seriousness is the case fatality risk, defined as the probability of mortality among people classified as cases.