Real-time estimation of the hospitalization fatality risk of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Hong Kong
Real-time estimation of the hospitalization fatality risk of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Hong Kong
SUMMARY During the early stage of an epidemic, timely and reliable estimation of the severity of infections are important for predicting the impact that the influenza viruses will have in the population. We obtained age-specific deaths and hospitalizations for patients with laboratory-confirmed H1N1pdm09 infections from June 2009 to December 2009 …