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J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2014 Jun;3(2):163-7. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pit004. Epub 2013 Feb 14.

Age-Specific Patterns of Influenza Activity in Utah: Do Older School Age Children Drive the Epidemic?.

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Chris Stockmann, Andrew T Pavia, Adam L Hersh, Michael G Spigarelli, Brooks Castle, Kent Korgenski, Carrie L Byington, Krow Ampofo

Affiliations

  1. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division of Clinical Pharmacology, and Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center.
  2. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
  3. Division of Clinical Pharmacology, and Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center.
  4. Primary Children's Medical Center, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah.

PMID: 24872880 PMCID: PMC4036424 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit004

Abstract

Across 12 consecutive influenza seasons in Utah, medically-attended visits for laboratory-confirmed influenza infection peaked first among older children (12-18 years). Peak activity in older children preceded that of children 0-4 years by more than 2 days and that of peak activity among adults ≥65 years by more than 6 days.

© The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: [email protected].

Keywords: age groups; disease transmission; epidemiology; infectious; influenza vaccines; population surveillance; timeliness; vaccination

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