Contents: Original Research
Louie, Janice K. MD, MPH; Salibay, Catheryn J. MPH; Kang, Monica BS; Glenn-Finer, Rose E. BA; Murray, Erin L. PhD, MSPH; Jamieson, Denise J. MD, MPH
California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California; and the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Corresponding author: Janice K. Louie, MD, MPH, California Correctional Health Care Services, P.O. Box 588500, Elk Grove, CA 95758; e-mail: [email protected].
The authors thank Robert Schechter, Kathleen Harriman, Carol Glaser, and James Watt, who assisted with editing and provided critical review of the manuscript for intellectual content; Michelle Djubasak and Katie Marker for help with data abstraction and entry; all the dedicated staff at the California Department of Public Health, epidemiologists and laboratorians alike, who contributed to surveillance and laboratory investigation of severely ill and fatal influenza cases; and the clinicians throughout California and all the staff at California local health departments who diligently worked to help acquire the epidemiological and clinical information and ensured that these cases were reported to the California Department of Public Health.
Financial Disclosure The authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.
