An outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) virus in a remote Aboriginal community post-pandemic: implications for pandemic planning and health service policy.

Conclusions: This is the first description of the effects of a novel influenza strain on a remote Australian Aboriginal community. Isolation and low vaccination are likely explanations for the apparent naivety to H1N1. Implications: There may be other remote communities at risk of H1N1. High attack and complication rates confirm that Aboriginal Australians should be prioritised in pandemic planning. PMID: 25560972 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - January 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Chidgzey PJ, Davis S, Williams P, Reeve C Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research