American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 121-126 , February 2010

Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak at the U.S. Air Force Academy: Epidemiology and Viral Shedding Duration

  • Catherine Takacs Witkop, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • U.S Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Catherine Takacs Witkop, MD, MPH, 10 AMDS/SGPF, 2355 Faculty Drive, Room 2N286, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs CO 80840
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  • Mark R. Duffy, DVM, MPH

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service, Brooks City Base, Texas
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  • Elizabeth A. Macias, PhD

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service, Brooks City Base, Texas
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  • Thomas F. Gibbons, PhD

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service, Brooks City Base, Texas
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  • James D. Escobar, MPH

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service, Brooks City Base, Texas
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  • Kristen N. Burwell, MPH

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service, Brooks City Base, Texas
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  • Kenneth K. Knight, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • U.S Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.10.005

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 121-126 , February 2010