CIDRAP : Study explores Southern Hemisphere pandemic patterns

From Lisa Schnirring at CIDRAP, excerpt :

" Oct 5, 2010 : A review of how the first wave of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic affected Southern Hemisphere countries found many similarities with Northern Hemisphere countries, though many patients had no underlying risk factors for flu complications and pregnant women didn't seem to have severe outcomes.

The authors from Greece and from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston based their findings on 15 studies in the medical literature that described the epidemiologic findings in the Southern Hemisphere. They published their findings today in an early online posting by Epidemiology and Infection.

Seven of the studies detailed the experience of South American countries, six covered Australia and New Zealand, and two focused on Africa."