The epidemic wave of influenza A (H1N1) in Brazil, 2009 A onda epidêmica de Influenza A (H1N1) no Brasil, 2009

• Main Authors: Cláudia Torres Codeço (Author), Josiane da Silva Cordeiro (Author), Arthur Weiss da Silva Lima (Author), Rodrigo Amarante Colpo (Author), Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz (Author), Flavio Codeço Coelho (Author), Paula Mendes Luz (Author), Claudio José Struchiner (Author), Fernando Ribeiro de Barros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study describes the main features of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Brazil during 2009. Brazil is a large country that extends roughly from latitudes 5ºN to 34ºS. Brazil has tropical and sub-tropical climates, a heterogeneous population distribution, and intense urbanization in the southern por...