CDC Pregnancy Flu Line: Monitoring Severe Illness Among Pregnant Women with Influenza
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Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented the Pregnancy Flu Line (PFL) during the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 (pH1N1) pandemic and continued operation through the 2010–2011 influenza season to collect reports of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and deaths among pregnant women with influenza. The system documented the severe impact of influenza on pregnant women during both seasons with 181 ICU/survivals and 37 deaths reported during the 2009 fall pandemic wave and 69 ICU/survivals and ten deaths reported in the subsequent influenza season (2010–2011). A health department survey suggests PFL participants perceived public health benefits and minimum time burdens.
Keywords
Influenza, Human Influenza A virus H1N1 subtype Pregnancy SurveillanceNotes
Acknowledgments
These findings were made possible by the dedicated work and collaboration of partners in state, local and territorial health departments across the US. We thank the influenza coordinators and supporting staff in all 54 reporting jurisdictions.
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