An epidemiological study of recent outbreak of In- fluenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu) in Western Rajasthan region of India
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Received 03 April 2013 Revised 12 July 2013 Accepted 20 July 2013 Early online 25 July 2013 Print 31 August 2013 The Influenza A H1N1 virus is a highly contagious pathogen which caused the 2009 influenza pandemic. Recently an outbreak of Influenza A H1N1 occurred in the Western Rajasthan region of India. A retrospective, descriptive study was carried out to describe the epidemiological profile and clinical outcome of all H1N1 cases that occurred in Western Rajasthan during this outbreak. The Epidemiological profiles of all H1N1 cases were analyzed with reference to age, sex and time wise distribution of morbidity and mortality.
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