H1N1 influenza ('swine 'flu') in the paediatric ICU in South Africa

The 2015 influenza season officially started during the second week of May, according to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD). The NICD website explains that the influenza strains in circulation change every year and that this year the 'swine 'flu' strain (influenza...

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Published inThe Southern African journal of critical care Vol. 31; no. 1; p. 3
Main Author Kling, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published South African Medical Association NPC 01.06.2015
Health & Medical Publishing Group
Subjects
Care and treatment
Methods
Pediatric intensive care
Swine influenza
South Africa
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Summary:The 2015 influenza season officially started during the second week of May, according to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD). The NICD website explains that the influenza strains in circulation change every year and that this year the 'swine 'flu' strain (influenza A(H1N1)pdm09) is behaving similarly to any of the other influenza strains. However, in 2009 this strain caused an influenza pandemic
ISSN:1562-8264
2078-676X
DOI:10.7196/SAJCC.238