title: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases in Nepal.
abstract: We analyzed the data available in Nepal during this pandemic in order to determine the epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of pandemic influenza A in 2009. The test was conducted by real-time Reverse Transcription--Polymerase Chain Reaction on sample from patients with suspected influenza-like illnesses. Out of 538 cases were tested, 32% were positive for pandemic influenza A 2009 and the infection rate was highest for cases of 11-20 years and lowest in >50 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology, WHO, Nepal.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kandel
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shakya
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D058873:Pandemics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction