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Influenza

INFLUENZA >> 

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General Influenza and Flu Vaccine Information  
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Latest News  

Feb 13
New Item NEWS SCAN: Late flu season start, airliner flu scare, H5N1 outbreaks, Campylobacter cases, HFMD in Alabama

Feb 10
New Item Flu activity gaining steadily in US, Europe

Feb 8
New Item NVAC approves recommendations on health worker flu vaccination

Feb 7
New Item Federal advisors propose steps to boost health worker flu vaccination

Feb 6
New Item NEWS SCAN: Febrile convulsions and flu-like illness, MDR-TB surveillance

Feb 3
New Item Flu continues late-season Northern Hemisphere push

Feb 1
New Item Study finds influenza B may be more severe than thought

Jan 27
New Item Study suggests older adults may have little defense against swine H3N2 viruses

New Item Flu season shows signs of life in US, EU

Jan 20
New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: Flu pace builds, GBS after vaccination

Jan 19
New Item Review renews questions about oseltamivir benefits

Jan 13
New Item US flu scene still tranquil, CDC says

Jan 12
New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: Avian flu alert level in Hong Kong, adult vaccination, pneumonia and flu

Jan 9
New Item Recent cases prompt CDC updates on swine-related flu variants

Jan 6
New Item HHS orders novel H3N2 vaccine for clinical trials

New Item Flu activity starting to rise in Europe, parts of US

Jan 5
New Item FLU NEWS SCAN: Flu and neurologic conditions, H1N1 vaccine for prisoners

Dec 30
New Item US flu activity remains low, CDC says

Dec 28
New Item Novel flu cases prompt new CDC guidance

Dec 23
New Item CDC reports two more novel flu infections

Dec 22
New Item NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Bangladesh, vaccine ethics, defining vaccine failure

Dec 20
New Item NEWS SCAN: H3N8 in US seals, H5N1 in Hong Kong, monitoring variant flu, H1N1 and protecting kids, ground beef Salmonella case

Dec 16
New Item Flu watchdogs report few hot spots

New Item NEWS SCAN: Novel H3N2 virus's cousins, cell-based flu vaccine, school vs community vaccination, ground beef Salmonella recall, point-of-care tests

Dec 15
New Item Study suggests statins reduce deaths in severe flu infections

Dec 13
New Item Novartis says cell-based flu vaccine facility ready to produce

New Item NEWS SCAN: Flu vaccine and sickle cell, malaria in early pregnancy, MMR vaccine reactions, contact precautions and dementia

Dec 9
New Item CDC reports two more novel flu cases

Dec 5
New Item CDC sees improving flu vaccine uptake in kids, health workers

      
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New Item Effectiveness of a new bioequivalent formulation of oseltamivir (Enfluvir) on 2010-2011 seasonal influenza viruses: an open phase IV study
From Int J Infect Dis, published online Feb 10

 
New Item Impact of cross-protective vaccines on epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics of influenza
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Feb 7

 
New Item Fighting misconceptions to improve compliance with influenza vaccination among health care workers: an educational project
From Feb 6 PLoS ONE

 
New Item Influenza-associated illness is an important contributor to febrile convulsions in Danish children
From J Infect, published online Feb 2

 
New Item Cost-benefit analysis of in-hospital influenza vaccination of postpartum women
From Feb Obstet Gynecol

 
New Item Immunogenicity, safety, and reactogenicity of a mammalian cell-culture-derived influenza vaccine in healthy children and adolescents 3 to 17 years of age
From Pedaitr Infect Dis J, published online Feb 1

 
New Item Transmission of influenza B viruses in the guinea pig
From J Virol, published online Feb 1

 
New Item Pacific region influenza surveillance for oseltamivir resistance
From J Clin Virol, published online Jan 30

 
New Item Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals: a case-control study of its effect on hospital-acquired influenza among patients
From Feb 1 BMC Infect Dis

 
New Item Barriers to and facilitators of child influenza vaccine: perspectives from parents, teens, marketing and healthcare professionals
From Vaccine, published online Jan 31

 
New Item Sensitive detection assays for influenza RNA do not reveal viremia in US blood donors
From J Infect Dis, published online Jan 31

 
New Item Hemagglutinin stalk antibodies elicited by the 2009 pandemic influenza virus as a mechanism for the extinction of seasonal H1N1 viruses
From Proc Natl Acad Sci, published online Jan 30

 
New Item Myocardial injury and bacterial pneumonia contribute to the pathogenesis of fatal influenza B virus infection
From J Infect Dis, published online Jan 30

 
New Item Fatal influenza B infections: time to reexamine influenza research priorities
Editorial on above study from J Infect Dis, published online Jan 30

 
New Item The role of facemasks and hand hygiene in the prevention of influenza transmission in households: results from a cluster randomized trial; Berlin, Germany, 2009-2011
From Jan 26 BMC Infect Dis

 
New Item Cross-reactive antibody to swine influenza A(H3N2) subtype virus in children and adults before and after immunization with 2010/11 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in Canada, August to November 2010
From Jan 26 Euro Surveill

 
New Item Revisiting influenza deaths estimates--learning from the H1N1 pandemic
Commentary from Feb 1 Eur J Public Health

 
New Item CDC: Flu Activity
Updated weekly

 
New Item CDC: Q & A on Influenza
Questions and answers on a variety of topics related to seasonal flu; updated frequently