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Rare Positive Laboratory Tests for the Presence of Influenza Virus A/H1N1-2009 in May, June, July, 2011, in the Districts of Košice I-IV and Surroundings of Košice in the Slovak Republic: Rapid Communication

2011; National Institute of Public Health; Volume: 19; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.21101/cejph.a3739

1803-1048

Jana Seligová, Anna Belyová, Andrea Čulmanová, Vladimír Oleár, L. Čisláková,

Respiratory viral infections research

Influenza illnesses and positive laboratory tests for the presence of influenza virus in recent years in the districts of Košice I-IV and surroundings have only occurred during the winter season. In May to July 2010 only one positive laboratory test for the presence of influenza virus A/H1N1-2009 was reported. In 2011, during the same period, a total of 29 positive laboratory tests were recorded for the presence of influenza virus A/H1N1-2009 in individuals with typical clinical symptoms of influenza. Of 29 clinical cases, 27 were diagnosed as influenza and 2 as SARI; 4 cases involved children.