Publications by authors named "Patricia A Blevins"
Article Synopsis
- The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) is a group of labs in the U.S. and around the world that help during health emergencies, like disease outbreaks.
- During the first 10 weeks of the 2022 mpox outbreak, researchers talked to experts to find out how well the LRN did and what problems they faced.
- They found that the LRN had some successes, like better testing tools and teamwork, but also had challenges, such as differences in lab testing ability and difficulties getting needed tests to doctors.
To assess household transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, during April 15-May 8, 2009, we investigated 77 households. The index case-patient was defined as the household member with the earliest onset date of symptoms of acute respiratory infection (ARI), influenza-like illness (ILI), or laboratory-confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Median interval between illness onset in index and secondary case-patients was 4 days (range 1-9 days); the index case-patient was likely to be < or =18 years of age (p = 0.
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