Outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)v without travel history in a school in the Toulouse district, France, June 2009

A Guinard; L Grout; C Durand; V Schwoebel

doi:10.2807/ese.14.27.19265-en

Outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)v without travel history in a school in the Toulouse district, France, June 2009

Euro Surveill. 2009 Jul 9;14(27):19265. doi: 10.2807/ese.14.27.19265-en.

Authors

A Guinard¹, L Grout, C Durand, V Schwoebel

Affiliation

¹ Cellule interrégionale d'epidémiologie Midi-Pyrénées, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Toulouse, France. [email protected]

PMID: 19589328
DOI: 10.2807/ese.14.27.19265-en

Abstract

In June 2009, for the first time in France, a confirmed outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)v without history of travel occurred in a secondary school in Toulouse district. A total of 15 cases were confirmed among students of which three were asymptomatic. This report describes the outbreak and its public health implications.

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Contact Tracing
Disease Outbreaks*
Female
France / epidemiology
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / classification
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / diagnosis
Influenza, Human / drug therapy
Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
Male
Oseltamivir / therapeutic use
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Population Surveillance
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Oseltamivir