Estimating age‐specific cumulative incidence for the 2009 influenza pandemic: a meta‐analysis of A(H1N1)pdm09 serological studies from 19 countries

• Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 872 - 886
• Main Authors: Kerkhove, Maria D., Hirve, Siddhivinayak, Koukounari, Artemis, Mounts, Anthony W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Open Access 01.09.2013; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: A(H1N1)pdm09; Age; Age Factors; Antibodies, Viral - immunology; cross‐reactive antibodies; cumulative incidence; Emerging diseases; H1N1pdm; Human health and pathology; Humans; Infectious diseases; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - genetics; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - immunology; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - immunology; Life Sciences; Pandemics; Review; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Seroepidemiologic Studies; seroprevalence; United States; United States; Canada; seroprevalence; A(H1N1)pdm09; cross-reactive antibodies; H1N1pdm; cumulative incidence; Human; Influenza A Virus; Pandemics; Age Factors; H1N1 Subtype; United States; Influenza; Humans; Viral; Antibodies; Seroepidemiologic Studies

Background The global impact of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (H1N1pdm) is not well understood. Objectives We estimate overall and age‐specific prevalence of cross‐reactive antibodies to H1N1pdm virus and rates of H1N1pdm infection during the first year of the pandemic using data from publishe...