title: Epidemiological and transmissibility analysis of influenza A(H1N1)v in a southern hemisphere setting: Peru.
abstract: We present a preliminary analysis of 1,771 confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1)v reported in Peru by 17 July including the frequency of the clinical characteristics, the spatial and age distribution of the cases and the estimate of the transmission potential. Age-specific frequency of cases was highest among school age children and young adults, with the lowest frequency of cases among seniors, a pattern that is consistent with reports from other countries. Estimates of the reproduction number lie in the range of 1.2 to 1.7, which is broadly consistent with previous estimates for this pandemic in other regions. Validation of these estimates will be possible as additional data become available.
authors.affiliation: Dirección General de Epidemiología, Peru Ministry of Health, Lima, Peru. cmunayco@dge.gob.pe
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Munayco
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Laguna-Torres
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arrasco
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kochel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fiestas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Condori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishiura
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chowell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult