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Oct 18, 2017

News Scan for Oct 18, 2017

No Seychelles plague cases
Influenza B antibody
HPV vaccine safety
Oct 17, 2017

News Scan for Oct 17, 2017

Southern Hemisphere flu decline
Influenza in VA hospitals
H5N6 avian flu in China
H5N8 in South Africa
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Oct 13, 2017

Flu Scan for Oct 13, 2017

Flu in US and Europe
Avian flu in Europe, Asia
Oct 10, 2017

News Scan for Oct 10, 2017

Chikungunya in Europe
Ebola ring vaccination
Flu antivirals reduce ICU use
Oct 05, 2017
Mom and sick girl

'Less precise' study offers another take on FluMist performance

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Oct 05, 2017

The observational study found 46% protection but is smaller than an earlier one that showed no protection.

Oct 04, 2017

News Scan for Oct 04, 2017

UTI susceptibility test
Global flu trends
Bourbon virus vector
Sep 28, 2017
Gloved hand and research vial

WHO swaps out H3N2, B strains in Southern Hemisphere flu vaccine

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Sep 28, 2017

The changes will not be reflected in the vaccine used in the upcoming Northern Hemisphere season.

Sep 25, 2017
Antiviral capsules

Antiviral combo cuts flu virus shedding but not symptoms

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Sep 25, 2017

By day 7, both treatment groups had similar rates of viral shedding.

Sep 25, 2017

Flu Scan for Sep 25, 2017

Flu in Maryland fair pigs
H7N9 cluster analysis
Peramivir pediatric indication
H5N1 in Malaysia
Sep 20, 2017

News Scan for Sep 20, 2017

Global flu hot spots
Flu vaccine trial launch
Nigerian yellow fever
Yemen cholera
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Resources & Literature

Recent Literature

AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases. Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2017-2018. Pediatrics 2017 (published online Sep 4)

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Akers IE, Weber R, Sax H, et al. Influence of time to diagnosis of severe influenza on antibiotic use, length of stay, isolation precautions and mortality: a retrospective study. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2017 (published online Apr 5)

View at Influenza Other Respir Viruses

Ang LW, Yap J, Lee V, et al. Influenza-associated hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases in the tropics. Am J Epidemiol 2017 (published online Feb 25)

View at Am J Epidemiol

Baranovich T, Vongphrachanh P, Ketmayoon P, et al. Antiviral drug-resistant influenza B viruses carrying H134N substitution in neuraminidase, Laos, February 2016. Emerg Infect Dis 2017 (published online Mar 17)

View at Emerg Infect Dis

Bedford T, Neher R. Seasonal influenza circulation patterns and projections for Sep 2017 to Sep 2018. BioRxiv 2017 Sep 26

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Beigel JH, Bao Y, Beeler J, et al. Oseltamivir, amantadine, and ribavirin combination antiviral therapy versus oseltamivir monotherapy for the treatment of influenza: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase 2 trial. Lancet Infect Dis 2017 (published online Sep 22)

View at Lancet Infect Dis

Beigel JH, Tebas P, Elie-Tureene MC, et al. Immune plasma for the treatment of severe influenza: an open-label, multicentre, phase 2 randomised study. Lancet Respir Med 2017 (published online May 15)

View at Lancet Respir Med

Beigel JH, Voell J, Munoz P, et al. Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of radavirsen (AVI-7100) an antisense oligonucleotide targeting influenza A M1/M2 translation. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2017 (published online Sep 20)

View at Br J Clin Pharmacol

Blanton L, Alabi N, Mustaquim D, et al. Influenza activity in the United States during the 2016-17 season and composition of the 2017-18 influenza vaccine. (Update) MMWR 2017 Jun 30;66(25):668-76

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Blanton L, Mustaquim D, Alabi N, et al. Update: influenza activity — United States, October 2, 2016-February 4, 2017. MMWR 2017 Feb 17;66(6):159-66

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Blanton L, Wentworth DE, Alabi N, et al. Influenza Activity — United States and Worldwide, May 21-September 23, 2017. (Update) MMWR 2017 Oct 6;66(39):1043-51

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Brendish NJ, Malachira AK, Armstrong L, et al. Routine molecular point-of-care testing for respiratory viruses in adults presenting to hospital with acute respiratory illness (ResPOC): a pragmatic, open-label randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med 2017 (published Apr 6)

View at Lancet Respir Med

Britton PN, Blyth CC, Macartney K, et al. The spectrum and burden of influenza-associated neurological disease in children: combined encephalitis and influenza sentinel site surveillance from Australia 2013-2015. Clin Infect Dis 2017 (published online Apr 29)

View at Clin Infect Dis

Bui CM, Chughtai AA, Adam DC, et al. An overview of the epidemiology and emergence of influenza A infection in humans over time. Arch Public Health 2017 Mar 27;75:15

View at Arch Public Health

Caini S, Alonso WJ, Balmaseda A, et al. Characteristics of seasonal influenza A and B in Latin America: influenza surveillance data from ten countries. PLoS One 2017 Mar 27;12(3):e0174592

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Caini S, Alonso WJ, Seblain CE, et al. The spatiotemporal characteristics of influenza A and B in the WHO European Region: can one define influenza transmission zones in Europe? Euro Surveill 2017 Aug 31;22(35):pii=30606

View at Euro Surveill

Chandrasekhar R, Sloan C, Mitchel E, et al. Social determinants of influenza hospitalization in the United States. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2017 (published online Sep 5)

View at Influenza Other Respir Viruses

Chiu S, Black CL, Yue X, et al. Working with influenza-like illness: presenteeism among US health care personnel during the 2014-2015 influenza season.  Am J Infect Control 2017 (published online May 16)

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Choi WS, Cowling BJ, Noh JY, et al. Disease burden of 2013-2014 seasonal influenza in adults in Korea. PLoS One 2017 Mar 9;12(3):e0172012

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Cowling BJ, Caini S, Chotpitayasunondh T, et al. Influenza in the Asia-Pacific region: findings and recommendations from the Global Influenza Initiative. Vaccine 2017 (published online Jan 9)

View at Vaccine

Cowling BJ, Wu P, Lo JYC, et al. Population-based hospitalization burden of lineage specific influenza B children in Hong Kong, 2004-2014. Clin Infect Dis 2017 (published online Apr 6)

View at Clin Infect Dis

Deyle ER, Maher MC, Hernandez RD, et al. Global environmental drivers of influenza. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2016 (published online Oct 31)

View at Proc Natl Acad Sci USA

Ewing A, Lee EC, Viboud C, et al. Contact, travel, and transmission: the impact of winter holidays on influenza dynamics in the United States. J Infect Dis 2016 (published online Dec 28)

View at J Infect Dis

Fell DB, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Baker MG, et al. Influenza epidemiology and immunization during pregnancy: final report of a World Health Organization working group. Vaccine 2017 (published online Sep 1)

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Filleul L, Ranoaritiana DB, Balleydier E, et al. A major impact of the influenza seasonal epidemic on intensive care units, Reunion, April to August 2016. Euro Surveill 2016 Nov 24;21(47):pii=30405

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Related Practices

Health Matters - pandemic flu issue

Source Agency: 
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

Source Agency: 
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

Source Agency: 
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

Source Agency: 
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

Source Agency: 
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

Source Agency: 
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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