Influenza A/H1N1_09: Australia and New Zealand's Winter of Discontent
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Kotsimbos, Tom; Waterer, Grant; Jenkins, Christine; Kelly, Paul; Cheng, Allen; Hancox, Robert J; Holmes, Mark; Wood-Baker, Richard; Bowler, Simon; Irving, Louis; Thompson, Philip J
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Influenza A/H1N1-09 emerged in Mexico at the end of the Northern Hemisphere winter.Within weeks, the focus shifted to the Southern Hemisphere as the introduction of the novel virus coincided with the beginning of the influenza season. Intensive public health and health services planning had occurred in Australia and New Zealand as preparation for an influenza pandemic before 2009. However, this first pandemic wave was quite different to what had been expected. Key elements of the pandemic and...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Kotsimbos, Tom | |
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dc.contributor.author | Waterer, Grant | |
dc.contributor.author | Jenkins, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Kelly, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Cheng, Allen | |
dc.contributor.author | Hancox, Robert J | |
dc.contributor.author | Holmes, Mark | |
dc.contributor.author | Wood-Baker, Richard | |
dc.contributor.author | Bowler, Simon | |
dc.contributor.author | Irving, Louis | |
dc.contributor.author | Thompson, Philip J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-08T22:36:41Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1073-449X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/35349 | |
dc.description.abstract | Influenza A/H1N1-09 emerged in Mexico at the end of the Northern Hemisphere winter.Within weeks, the focus shifted to the Southern Hemisphere as the introduction of the novel virus coincided with the beginning of the influenza season. Intensive public health and health services planning had occurred in Australia and New Zealand as preparation for an influenza pandemic before 2009. However, this first pandemic wave was quite different to what had been expected. Key elements of the pandemic and response are outlined from the perspective of clinicians working at the frontline of patient care. In particular, they examine why past influenza pandemics and recent history are poor predictors of the current pandemic, the discordance between potential for transmission and disease severity, the broad clinical spectrum of H1N1-09 infection, clinical and health service management issues, and the relationship between health care and government policy. Finally, they address the need for the respiratory community to show leadership in times of crisis. Lessons learned in Australia and New Zealand during 2009 have important messages for similarly resourced countries in the Northern Hemisphere in the coming months as they face their own influenza season. | |
dc.publisher | American Thoracic Society | |
dc.source | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | |
dc.subject | Keywords: antivirus agent; oseltamivir; zanamivir; Australia; bacterial pneumonia; chronic obstructive lung disease; common cold; coughing; diagnostic accuracy; diarrhea; disease exacerbation; disease severity; dyspnea; fatigue; fever; flu like syndrome; government Clinical perspective; Health care policy; Influenza A/H1N1-09; Pandemic response plan; Southern hemisphere | |
dc.title | Influenza A/H1N1_09: Australia and New Zealand's Winter of Discontent | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 181 | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111706 - Epidemiology | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4637548xPUB123 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kotsimbos, Tom, Monash University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Waterer, Grant, University of Western Australia | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Jenkins, Christine, University of Sydney | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kelly, Paul, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Cheng, Allen , Monash University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hancox, Robert J, University of Otago | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Holmes, Mark, University of Adelaide | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Wood-Baker, Richard, Menzies Research Institute | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Bowler, Simon, Mater Adult Hospital | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Irving, Louis, University of Melbourne | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Thompson, Philip J, University of Western Australia | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 300 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 306 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1164/rccm.200912-1878CP | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T11:16:04Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-76149143127 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000274637100004 | |
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