Fatal cases of influenza a in childhood.

BACKGROUND: In the northern hemisphere winter of 2003-04 antigenic variant strains (A/Fujian/411/02 -like) of influenza A H3N2 emerged. Circulation of these strains in the UK was accompanied by an unusually high number of laboratory confirmed influenza associated fatalities in children. This study w...

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Main Authors: Benjamin F Johnson, Louise E Wilson, Joanna Ellis, Alex J Elliot, Wendy S Barclay, Richard G Pebody, Jim McMenamin, Douglas M Fleming, Maria C Zambon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2764845?pdf=render