Table 4. Comparison of estimated attack rates, ICU admission rates and CFR of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) with other studies.
Area (Reference) | ClinicalAttack Rate | InfectionAttack Ratef | ICU admission rate (per 100,000 symptomatic cases) | ICU admission rate (per 100,000 infections) | CFR(per 100,000 symptomatic cases) | CFR(per 100,000 infections) |
Greece | 7.1%–15.6% | 19.7% | 37.2 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 6.3 |
Hong-Kong [8] a | - | 10.7%* | - | 17.6 | - | 4.4 |
New Zealand [13] | 7.5% | - | - | - | 5 | - |
New Zealand [29] | - | 18.3%* | - | - | 8.2 | 4.5 |
Reunion Island [26] | 12.9% | - | 23 | - | 7 | - |
Singapore [27] | 5.4%–11% | - | - | - | 6.7 | - |
UK [9] | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
UK [31] | - | 1.2%–70.2%b* | - | - | - | - |
USA [28] c | 14%–28% | - | - | 10–42 | - | |
USA (New York) [10] d | 7.8%–12.2% | - | 21–34 | - | 5–9 | - |
USA (Milwaukee and New York) [33] e | - | - | 28–239 | - | 7–48 | - |
France [30] | - | 18.1% | - | - | - | - |
Assessed in individuals 5–59 years old bDepending on age and region cApril 2009- February 2010 dMay–June 2009.
April–July 2009 fEstimates denoted with *were obtained by serological surveys.