Screening for Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, Auckland International Airport, New Zealand

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Hale MJ, Hoskins RS, Baker MG. Emerg Infect Dis. May 2012. doi:10.3201/eid1805.111080.
Avail­able at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-1080_article.htm

Abstract. Entry screen­ing for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 at Auck­land Inter­na­tional Air­port, New Zealand, detected 4 cases, which were later con­firmed, among 456,518 pas­sen­gers arriv­ing April 27-June 22, 2009. On the basis of national influenza sur­veil­lance data, which sug­gest that ≈69 infected trav­el­ers passed through the air­port, sen­si­tiv­ity for screen­ing was only 5.8%.

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