Research Article

Lesson Learned from the Emergence of Influenza Pandemic H1N1 in 2009 in Indonesia: The Importance of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Surveillance

Table 1

Characteristics of influenza A cases from ILI surveillance in 2009 in Indonesia.

ILI Total casesFlu A negative Flu A positive

Outpatients32542895 (88.97)359 (11.03)
 Flu A (H1N1pdm09)187 (52.08)
 Flu A (H3N2)41 (11.42)
 Flu A (H1N1human) 42 (11.69)
 Flu A unsubtypeable89 (24.79)
Gender
 Male1659 (50.98)1469 (88.55)190 (11.45)
 Female1595 (49.02)1426 (89.40)169 (10.60)
Age
 0–5 y.o. 908 (27.90)850 (93.61)58 (6.39)
 6–14 y.o. 1311 (40.29)1125 (85.81)186 (14.19)
 15–24 y.o. 354 (10.88)292 (82.49)62 (17.51)
25 y.o. 681 (20.93)628 (92.22)53 (7.78)

Y.o: years old.