Table 1 Characteristics of study population and number of samples submitted per country and time period.

From: Changes in heterosubtypic antibody responses during the first year of the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic

Continent

Country

Country totals

Row totals

Pandemic onset1,2

Sampling period (year/week)

Diversity index categories

1

2

3

4

0–1.5

1.5–2.5

2.5–3.5

3.5–4

North America

Canada

913

444

Pre

08/40–09/32

6.8

34.7

45

13.5

469

Post

09/33–10/26

1.1

17.1

48

33.9

Mexico (central)

579

272

Pre

09/26–09/45

21

40.4

32.7

6.2

307

Post

09/46–10/24

8.1

41.7

36.2

14

Mexico (northern)

432

432

Pre

09/01–09/044

18.8

50.9

26.6

3.7

0

Post

NA

USA

520

130

Pre

09/28–09/40

0.8

24.6

47.7

26.9

390

Post

09/41–10/26

0.3

8.7

38.7

52.3

Europe

The Netherlands

559

188

Pre

09/27–09/45

1.6

46.8

40.4

11.2

371

Post

09/46–10/30

0.5

32.1

50.1

17.3

Portugal

479

130

Pre

09/28–09/40

13.8

54.6

28.5

3.1

349

Post

09/41–10/23

5.2

33.8

44.4

16.6

Sweden

868

526

Pre

08/40–09/40

2.5

46.4

44.3

6.8

342

Post

09/41–10/22

0.3

20.2

49.1

30.4

Switzerland

637

180

Pre

09/23–09/40

3.3

31.1

52.2

13.3

457

Post

09/41–10/34

3.5

33.5

50.3

12.7

UK

568

190

Pre

09/27–09/45

7.9

39.5

40

12.6

378

Post

09/46–10/30

2.6

27.5

47.4

22.5

Asia

India

474

120

Pre

09/28–09/40

4.2

31.7

51.7

12.5

354

Post

09/41–10/25

3.4

34.5

48.3

13.8

Japan

530

140

Pre

09/27–09/40

1.4

21.4

51.4

25.7

390

Post

09/41–10/26

0.3

13.6

47.7

38.5

Lebanon

337

337

Pre

09/02–09/44

11.3

49.3

34.4

5

 

Post

NA

Africa

South Africa

276

248

Pre

09/29–10/15

12.1

48

35.1

4.8

28

Post

10/16–10/21

 

42.9

42.9

14.3

South America

Argentina

412

 

Pre

NA

412

Post

09/27–10/16

6.6

37.1

43.4

12.9

Total range of study weeks:

 

08/40–10/34

 

Totals per pandemic period

pre: 3337

post: 4247

 

Totals per diversity category

 

416

2548

3272

1384

Total

 

7584

  1. 1Pandemic onset of A(H1N1)pdm09; 2pre- and post pandemic onset of circulation of A(H1N1)pdm09 per respective country, percentages are represented within pandemic period; NA: not available.
  2. Diversity index categories reflect percentage of individuals within the respective category.