Influenza, General

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Oct 14, 2013

Flu Scan for Oct 14, 2013

Global flu activity
H7N9 vaccine in Taiwan
Oct 11, 2013

News Scan for Oct 11, 2013

Feds: Poultry plants can stay open
New flu strain in bats
Cell-based flu vaccine availability
Oct 11, 2013

Suspension of CDC flu tracking raises concern

Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Oct 11, 2013

The lack of national flu data is starting to cause worry, especially over novel or resistant strains.

Oct 04, 2013

News Scan for Oct 04, 2013

Norovirus vaccine tested
Promising antiviral compounds
MDR-TB treatment completion
Oct 01, 2013

Fed shutdown affects disease detection, food safety

Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos | Staff Writers | CIDRAP News
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Oct 01, 2013

Response to seasonal flu, H7N9, MERS, and other threats could be markedly diminished.

Sep 13, 2013

Flu Scan for Sep 13, 2013

Global, US flu updates
Three Italian H7N7 cases
Gauging flu vaccine effectiveness
Flu vaccination & neurologic conditions
Sep 11, 2013

News Scan for Sep 11, 2013

Cholera vaccination campaign
LA County flu rise
H1N1 vaccine uptake in poor
Sep 03, 2013

News Scan for Sep 03, 2013

MERS patients' recovery
H7N7 case in Italy
AAP flu vaccine recommendation
Low global flu activity
Aug 29, 2013

Flu Scan for Aug 29, 2013

Michigan H3N2v case
Flu complications in kids
Fourth H7N7 outbreak in Italy
Aug 26, 2013

Flu Scan for Aug 26, 2013

Flu risk factor analysis
H7 virus strikes Italian turkeys
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Resources & Literature

Recent Literature

Atladottir HO, Henriksen TB, Schendel DE, et al. Autism after infection, febrile episodes, and antibiotic use during pregnancy: an exploratory study. Pediatrics 2012 (published online Nov 12)

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Pediatrics

Azman AS. Stark JH, Althouse BM, et al. Household transmission of influenza A and B in a school-based study of non-pharmaceutical interventions. Epidemics 2013 (published online Sep 26)

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Epidemics

Belderok SM, Rimmelzwaan GF, van den Hoek A, et al. Effect of travel on influenza epidemiology. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 Jun;19(6):925-31

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Emerg Infect Dis

Beran TN, Ramirez-Serrano A, Vanderkooi OG, et al. Reducing children's pain and distress towards flu vaccinations: a novel and effective application of humanoid robotics. Vaccine 2013 Jun 7;31(25):2772-7

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Vaccine

Bischoff WE, Swett K, Leng I, et al. Exposure to influenza virus aerosols during routine patient care. J Infect Dis 2013 Apr 1;207(7):1037-46

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J Infect Dis

Blyth CC, Webb SAR, Kok J, et al. The impact of bacterial and viral co-infection in severe influenza. Influenza Other Respi Viruses 2013 Mar;7(2):168-76

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Influenza Other Respi Viruses

Bodewes R, Morick D, de Mutsert G, et al. Recurring influenza B virus infections in seals. (Letter) Emerg Infect Dis 2013 Mar;19(3):511-2

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Emerg Infect Dis

Bowman AS, Nolting JM, Nelson SW, et al. Subclinical influenza virus A infections in pigs exhibited at agricultural fairs, Ohio, USA, 2009-2011. Emerg Infect Dis 2012 Dec;18(12):1945-50

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Emerg Infect Dis

Bradley-Stewart A, Jolly L, Adamson W, et al. Cytokine responses in patients with mild or severe influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. J Clin Virol 2013 Sep;58(1):100-7

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J Clin Virol

Brown KA, Daneman N, Arora P, et al. The co-seasonality of pneumonia and influenza with Clostridium difficile infection in the United States, 1993-2008. Am J Epidemiol 2013 Jul 1;178(1):118-25

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Am J Epidemiol

Bueno M, Calvo C, Mendez-Echevarria A, et al. Oseltamivir treatment for influenza in hospitalized children without underlying diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2013 (published online May 29)

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Pediatr Infect Dis J

Castilla J, Godoy P, Dominguez A, et al. Risk factors and effectiveness of preventive measures against influenza in the community. Influenza Other Respi Viruses 2013 Mar;7(2):177-83

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Influenza Other Respi Viruses

CDC. CDC influenza update for geriatricians and other clinicians caring for people 65 and older. Jan 23, 2013

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CDC

CDC. Evaluation of 11 commercially available rapid influenza diagnostic tests--United States, 2011-2012. MMWR 2012 Nov 2;61(43):873-6

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MMWR

CDC. Value of pharmacy-based influenza surveillance--Ontario, Canada, 2009. MMWR 2013 May 24;62(20):401-4

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MMWR

Charu V, Simonsen L, Lustig R, et al. Mortality burden of the 2009-10 influenza pandemic in the United States: improving the timeliness of influenza severity estimates using inpatient mortality records. Influenza Other Respi Viruses 2013 Sep;7(5):863-71

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Influenza Other Respi Viruses

Chaves SS, Aragon D, Bennett N, et al. Patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2010-2011 influenza season: exploring disease severity by virus type and subtype. J Infect Dis 2013 (published online Jul 17)

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J Infect Dis

Cocoros NM, Lash TL, DeMaria A, et al. Obesity as a risk factor for severe influenza-like illness. Influenza Other Respi Viruses 2013 (published online Aug 20)

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Influenza Other Respi Viruses

Coleman LA, Waring SC, Irving SA, et al. Evaluation of obesity as an independent risk factor for medically attended laboratory-confirmed influenza. Influenza Other Respi Viruses 2013 Mar;141(3):496-506

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Influenza Other Respi Viruses

Corzo CA, Culhane M, Juleen K, et al. Active surveillance for influenza A virus among swine, Midwestern United States, 2009-2011. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 Jun;19(6):954-60

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Emerg Infect Dis

Dawood FS, Chaves SS, Perez A, et al. Complications and associated bacterial co-infections among children hospitalized with seasonal or pandemic influenza, United States, 2003-2010. J Infect Dis 2013 (published online Aug 28)

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J Infect Dis

Dia N, Niang MN, Diadhiou SA, et al. Spread of influenza A(H1N1) oseltamivir-resistant viruses in Africa in 2008 confirmed by multiple introductions in Senegal. BMC Infect Dis 2013 Feb 27;13:106

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BMC Infectious Disease

GAO (Government Accountability Office). Influenza: progress made in responding to seasonal and pandemic outbreaks. GAO-13-374T. Feb 13, 2013

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GAO

Garg S, Moore Z, Lee N, et al. A cluster of patients infected with I221V influenza B virus variants with reduced oseltamivir susceptibility--North Carolina and South Carolina, 2010-2011. J Infect Dis 2013 Mar 1;207(6):966-73

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J Infect Dis

Gauld NJ, Jennings LC, Frampton C, et al. Five years of non-prescription oseltamivir: effects on resistance, immunization and stockpiling. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012 Dec;67(12):2949-56

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J Antimicrob Chemother
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Related Practices

Health Matters - pandemic flu issue

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Public Health - Seattle & King County (Washington)
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Washington

Health Matters is a well-written, 8-page newsletter that provides essential information about pandemic influenza to the public. The articles provide essential and practical information about what to expect during a pandemic, and emphasize personal preparedness, prevention, and home care. The document is an ideal tool for placement on desks or web sites at local health departments or distribution at health fairs, clinics, and public presentations.

PIO avian flu functional exercise

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Ohio Department of Health
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Ohio

The PIO avian flu functional exercise materials were adapted from a public information exercise designed to test the Ohio state communications plan and practice the formation of a joint information center.

"Protect Iowa Health" communications campaign advocates preparedness for everyone

Source Agency: 
Iowa Department of Public Health
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Iowa

An interactive Web site describes in English and Spanish ways in which anyone can be a preparedness hero.

Pandemic Influenza Planning Kit for Schools

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Georgia Division of Public Health
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Georgia
The Planning Kit for Schools has the potential to increase pandemic influenza awareness, assist schools in maintaining continuity of education, and serve as a resource for the greater community. The kit carefully describes tangible steps that schools can take to plan for a pandemic, and the templates require organizations to identify specific school personnel as part of an incident command structure.

Social Distancing Protocol

Source Agency: 
Public Health - Seattle & King County (Washington)
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Washington
The Social Distancing Protocol identifies types of social distancing, assesses the probable economic and social impact of each measure, and provides a guide for phased implementation based on WHO pandemic phase and local surveillance. These materials would be useful for review by state and local health departments, because they reference proposed decision-makers at each level of implementation.

Community Readiness Challenge

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Platte County Health Department (Missouri)
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Missouri

The Community Readiness Challenge encourages individuals and families to build a pandemic preparedness kit by providing detailed lists of weekly items to buy and ways to prepare for 26 weeks. The LOCC box portion of the program uses business donations to assemble personal preparedness kits for economically-disadvantaged citizens. This practice is noteworthy, because it addresses a group for which there is little focus on prevention and planning efforts.

Prioritization of public health services for pandemic influenza

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City of Bloomington Public Health Division (Minnesota)
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Minnesota
A local attempt prioritized public health services and determined pertinent parameters for operation during a pandemic. The description of each prioritized service is accompanied by information on the minimum number of staff required to perform the service, necessary products, and ability of staff to perform the service from home. The document could serve as a beginning template for local agencies that have not begun the difficult discussions around public health continuity.

Medical Coordination Centers

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New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
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New Jersey

A concept paper provides a process by which a public health department can provide statewide accessibility to select medical information and home medical treatment during an influenza pandemic. Existing Medical Coordination Centers (MCCs) are proposed as regional centers for public health operations, such as phone banks, home visit dispatch, provision of medical advice, security, Medical Reserve Corps operations, antiviral dispensing, and EMS coordination.

Caring for the sick at home when it's the only option

Source Agency: 
Public Health - Lincoln County, Wyoming
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Wyoming

The hour-long DVD provides practical, detailed information on caring for ill persons, including those with influenza, at home. It is aimed at non-medical care providers.

Allocating Influenza Vaccines in Minnesota

Source Agency: 
Minnesota Department of Health
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Minnesota
A well-written and valuable guide on the ethics of influenza vaccine distribution was the product of a multidisciplinary work group composed of public health professionals, ethicists, healthcare providers, and legal experts. The aim of the work group was to provide ethical guidance for Minnesota's statewide pandemic planning efforts, and the group chose to focus on ethical distribution of vaccine as a scarce resource.
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