Influenza-associated hospitalizations by industry, 2009-10 influenza season, United States

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;18(4):556-62. doi: 10.3201/eid1804.110337.

Abstract

In response to pandemic (H1N1) 2009, data were collected on work status and industry of employment of 3,365 adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2009-10 influenza season in the United States. The proportion of workers hospitalized for influenza was lower than their proportion in the general population, reflecting underlying protective characteristics of workers compared with nonworkers. The most commonly represented sectors were transportation and warehousing; administrative and support and waste management and remediation services; health care; and accommodation and food service.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype*
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Occupational Exposure / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pandemics
  • Population Surveillance
  • United States
  • Young Adult