TY  - JOUR
AU  - Petrović, Vladimir
AU  - Šeguljev, Zorica
AU  - Ćosić, Gorana
AU  - Ristić, Mioljub
AU  - Nedeljković, Jasminka
AU  - Dragnić, Nataša
AU  - Ukropina, Snezana
PY  - 2011
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/323
AB  - Aim To analyze the epidemiological data for pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, during the season of 2009/2010 and to assess whether including severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) hospitalization data to the surveillance system gives a more complete picture of the impact of influenza during the pandemic. Methods From September 2009 to September 2010, the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina conducted sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illnesses and acute respiratory infections in all hospitalized patients with SARI and virological surveillance of population of Vojvodina according to the European Centers for Disease Control technical document. Results The pandemic influenza outbreak in the province started in October 2009 (week 44) in students who had returned from a school-organized trip to Prague, Bratislava, and Vienna. The highest incidence rate was 1090 per 100 000 inhabitants, found in the week 50. The most affected age group were children 5-14 years old. A total of 1591 patients with severe illness were admitted to regional hospitals, with a case fatality rate of 2%, representing a hospitalization rate of 78.3 per 100 000 inhabitants and a mortality rate of 1.6 per 100 000. Most frequently hospitalized were 15-19 years old patients, male patients, and patients with pneumonia (P  lt  0.001). The highest case fatality rate was found among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (P  lt  0.001). Nasal/throat swabs were obtained for polymerase chain reaction test from 315 hospitalized patients and 20 non-hospitalized patients, and 145 (46%) and 15 (75%) specimens, respectively, tested positive on A(H1N1)v. Conclusion Sentinel influenza-like illness and SARI surveillance, both followed with virological surveillance, seem to be the optimal method to monitor the full scope of the influenza pandemic (from mild to severe influenza) in Vojvodina.
PB  - Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb
T2  - Croatian Medical Journal
T1  - Overview of the winter wave of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in Vojvodina, Serbia
EP  - 150
IS  - 2
SP  - 141
VL  - 52
DO  - 10.3325/cmj.2011.52.141
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Petrović, Vladimir and Šeguljev, Zorica and Ćosić, Gorana and Ristić, Mioljub and Nedeljković, Jasminka and Dragnić, Nataša and Ukropina, Snezana",
year = "2011",
abstract = "Aim To analyze the epidemiological data for pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, during the season of 2009/2010 and to assess whether including severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) hospitalization data to the surveillance system gives a more complete picture of the impact of influenza during the pandemic. Methods From September 2009 to September 2010, the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina conducted sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illnesses and acute respiratory infections in all hospitalized patients with SARI and virological surveillance of population of Vojvodina according to the European Centers for Disease Control technical document. Results The pandemic influenza outbreak in the province started in October 2009 (week 44) in students who had returned from a school-organized trip to Prague, Bratislava, and Vienna. The highest incidence rate was 1090 per 100 000 inhabitants, found in the week 50. The most affected age group were children 5-14 years old. A total of 1591 patients with severe illness were admitted to regional hospitals, with a case fatality rate of 2%, representing a hospitalization rate of 78.3 per 100 000 inhabitants and a mortality rate of 1.6 per 100 000. Most frequently hospitalized were 15-19 years old patients, male patients, and patients with pneumonia (P  lt  0.001). The highest case fatality rate was found among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (P  lt  0.001). Nasal/throat swabs were obtained for polymerase chain reaction test from 315 hospitalized patients and 20 non-hospitalized patients, and 145 (46%) and 15 (75%) specimens, respectively, tested positive on A(H1N1)v. Conclusion Sentinel influenza-like illness and SARI surveillance, both followed with virological surveillance, seem to be the optimal method to monitor the full scope of the influenza pandemic (from mild to severe influenza) in Vojvodina.",
publisher = "Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb",
journal = "Croatian Medical Journal",
title = "Overview of the winter wave of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in Vojvodina, Serbia",
pages = "150-141",
number = "2",
volume = "52",
doi = "10.3325/cmj.2011.52.141"
}

Petrović, V., Šeguljev, Z., Ćosić, G., Ristić, M., Nedeljković, J., Dragnić, N.,& Ukropina, S.. (2011). Overview of the winter wave of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in Vojvodina, Serbia. in Croatian Medical Journal
Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb., 52(2), 141-150.
https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2011.52.141

Petrović V, Šeguljev Z, Ćosić G, Ristić M, Nedeljković J, Dragnić N, Ukropina S. Overview of the winter wave of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in Vojvodina, Serbia. in Croatian Medical Journal. 2011;52(2):141-150.
doi:10.3325/cmj.2011.52.141 .

Petrović, Vladimir, Šeguljev, Zorica, Ćosić, Gorana, Ristić, Mioljub, Nedeljković, Jasminka, Dragnić, Nataša, Ukropina, Snezana, "Overview of the winter wave of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v in Vojvodina, Serbia" in Croatian Medical Journal, 52, no. 2 (2011):141-150,
https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2011.52.141 . .