Cluster of new influenza A(H1N1) cases in travellers returning from Scotland to Greece – community transmission within the European Union? | National Resource for Infection Control (NRIC)

Cluster of new influenza A(H1N1) cases in travellers returning from Scotland to Greece – community transmission within the European Union?

Case report
Abstract: 
On 26 and 27 May, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Greece reported two confirmed cases of new influenza A(H1N1) virus infection in travellers returning from Scotland. The two cases had no apparent traceable links to an infectious source. Herein we report details of the two cases and potential public health implications.
Authors: 
T Panagiotopoulos, S Bonovas, K Danis, D Iliopoulos, X Dedoukou, A Pavl, iP Smeti, A Mentis, A Kossivakis, A Melidou, E Diza, D Chatzidimitriou, E Koratzanis, S Michailides, E Passalidou, P Kollaras, P Nikolaides, S Tsiodras | EurosurveillanceVolume 14Issue 2128 May 2009
Link:
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/ese.14.21.19226-en
Category: 
Epidemiology
Investigation