Abstract
Sustained Emergence of Influenza A H1N1 and epidemiologic aspects of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia
Highlights
In April 2009, a new strain of Influenza virus A H1N1, commonly referred to as “swine flu,” began to spread in several countries around the world
Since the descriptive epidemiology report for the first reported 100 cases of this virus in Saudi Arabia in 2010 [7]. there were very limited studies relating to Influenza A H1N1 and its epidemiology in the Saudi situation, this study aimed to describe some epidemiologic aspects of Influenza A H1N1 among the reported cases at the Prince Sultan Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the period from February 2014 to December 2015
This study analyzed data for 107 influenza A H1N1 laboratory confirmed cases collected by Prince Sultan Miltary Medical City in Riyad city, Saudi Arabia from the February 1st, 2014 to December 31, 2015
Summary
In April 2009, a new strain of Influenza virus A H1N1, commonly referred to as “swine flu,” began to spread in several countries around the world. In late April, the WHO declared a “public health emergency of international concern” under the rules of the WHO's new International Health Regulations when the first few cases of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus were reported in the United. As of late June, the WHO reported that pandemic influenza A (H1N1) had been confirmed in almost 60,000 people in more than 100 countries, and 263 deaths were confirmed to have been caused by the disease. By December 2009, more than 208 countries and territories had reported swine flu cases [5]. In April 2009, an emergent strain of influenza A virus has been discovered and known as H1N1. Since the descriptive epidemiology report for the first reported 100 cases of this virus in Saudi Arabia in 2010, there are paucity of similar reports
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