1. Pandemic H1N1 influenza lessons from the southern hemisphere
.. the general influenza-related mortality and overall mortality between April and September 2009 was lower than that seen during the same period in recent years.
.. Peak ILI rates were comparable in magnitude to several previous years.
.. Samoa provides a dramatic illustration of the impact of this pandemic compared to the 1918-19 pandemic. At that time the islands (then named “Western Samoa”) had the highest death rate for any country or territory, losing 19-22% of its population [15]. In the current pandemic Samoa has recorded only two deaths, a mortality rate of 0.001% (Table).
.. In Australia and New Zealand, ICU admissions due to confirmed infection with pandemic influenza were carefully tracked and reached a maximum of 8.9 to 19.0% of ICU capacity during the most intense weeks of the pandemic [12].
.. Their [Victoria] finding of higher infectiousness in children suggests an epidemic that was rapidly propagated in children, with some ‘spillover’ into adult populations.
.. Serological surveys will be useful to clarify these issues further.
Where is data on bacteremias, etc, re potential for pneumococcal immunity and early abtc to improve outcomes?
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