Blood · 2010 · 33 citations · 5 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesPediatricsMedical MicrobiologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesVirologyCommon Childhood IllnessesInfant Infectious DiseasesInfectious Disease PreventionPandemic ResponseSickle Cell DiseaseViral InfectionsPandemic Influenza SurveillancePediatric InfectionsPediatric Influenza EpidemiologyPediatric Viral InfectionsSickle Cell Anemia
Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection was first identified in March 2009 1 ; more than 3000 deaths have been reported worldwide, 2 with highest complication rates in those with preexisting medical conditions. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are thought to be at increased risk of complications, although there are limited data supporting this.
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Surveillance and outbreak reports
Sara Atkin, S Anaraki, Philip Gothard et al. · Eurosurveillance · 2009 · 190 citations · Full text
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