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Article: Outbreak of Influenza A Infection Among Travelers -- Alaska and the Yukon Territory, May-June 1999.(investigation report)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- July 2, 1999
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On June 18, 1999, CDC and Health Canada received reports from public health authorities in Alaska and the Yukon Territory about clusters of febrile respiratory illness and associated pneumonia among travelers and tourism workers. This report presents information about the outbreak. Laboratory evidence, including rapid influenza A antigen-detection tests and viral cultures from respiratory specimens, has implicated influenza A virus as the cause of illness.
As of June 29, CDC has received reports of 428 cases of acute respiratory infection (ARI) among tourists who traveled to Alaska and the Yukon Territory from May 22 through June 28 on seven separate week-long ...