title: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009-associated deaths detected by unexplained death and medical examiner surveillance.
abstract: During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Oregon used several surveillance methods to detect associated deaths. Surveillance using unexplained death and medical examiner data allowed for detection of 34 (18%) pandemic (H1N1) 2009-associated deaths that were not detected by hospital-based surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota 55164, USA. christine.lees@state.mn.us
authors.forename: Christine H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lees
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asherin
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rainbow
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Danila
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smelser
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ladd-Wilson
authors.forename: Kurt B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Nolte
authors.forename: Kayla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagle
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lynfield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009516:New Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009922:Oregon / Q000453:epidemiology; D058873:Pandemics; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult