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Influenza

INFLUENZA >> 

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General Influenza and Flu Vaccine Information  
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Latest News  

Nov 19
New Item Experts weigh advisability of school-based flu shots

Nov 13
New Item Google uses search data to estimate US flu activity

Nov 11
New Item Firm says 'universal' flu vaccine passed early test

Nov 5
New Item Study: Media can distort public's views on infectious diseases

Oct 31
New Item Encouraging results reported for injectable flu drug

Oct 30
New Item Benefits of flu vaccination hotly debated

New Item University of Minnesota breaks flu-shot world record

Oct 29
New Item Study: Universal flu immunization lowers death rates

Oct 27
New Item Drug-resistant flu viruses cause growing concern

Oct 14
New Item Seven states report sporadic flu cases

Oct 10
New Item APIC seeks mandate for flu shots in health workers

Oct 9
New Item CDC contract to improve labs' access to flu viruses

Oct 7
New Item Bacterial coinfections boosting child flu deaths

Oct 3
New Item Plant cancellation shows problems in flu vaccine business

Oct 2
New Item WHO seeks to ease worry over upcoming flu season

Oct 1
New Item FDA approves CDC's new rapid flu test

Sep 26
New Item Flu shots for small children slow to catch on

Sep 24
New Item CDC expects plentiful, on-target flu vaccine

Sep 23
New Item WHO keeps same strains for 2009 southern hemisphere flu vaccine

Sep 18
New Item Study: Flu shots in pregnant women benefit newborns

Sep 12
New Item Study: Hong Kong gained little from flu-related school closure

Sep 5
New Item Dutch patient dies from Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 virus

Sep 4
New Item US hosted wide mix of flu strains in 2006-07

Sep 2
New Item PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Berkeley officials enlist young flu fighters

Aug 29
New Item Study: Flu vaccine doesn't lower death rates in elderly

Aug 25
New Item H1N1 flu viruses growing more resistant to Tamiflu

Aug 22
New Item Nonprofits promote flu shots at polling places

Aug 8
New Item Study: Flu shots may not protect elderly from pneumonia

Aug 6
New Item FDA approvals clear way for flu vaccine marketing

Aug 1
New Item Trial of second-generation zanamivir shows promise

Jul 11
New Item Japanese study finds no behavioral effects from Tamiflu

Jun 26
New Item CDC says 83 children died of flu in 2007-08

Jun 24
New Item Asthma patients have low flu-vaccination rate

Jun 17
New Item CDC funds tests to sort seasonal, avian flu

Jun 12
New Item Death rate for flu, pneumonia fell sharply in 2006

May 14
New Item Provider issue vexes drive to boost flu-shot coverage

May 13
New Item Flu experts try to ensure record vaccine doses get used

May 2
New Item Researchers find fast way to make human antibodies against flu

Apr 17
New Item CDC: Imperfect flu vaccine was of help in tough season

Apr 16
New Item Study: New seasonal flu strains launch from Asia

      
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New Item Influenza vaccination coverages among children, adults, health care workers and immigrants in Spain: related factors and trends, 2003-2006
From J Infect, published online Nov 17

 
New Item Therapeutic activity of an anti-idiotypic antibody-derived killer peptide against influenza A virus experimental infection
From Dec Antimicrob Agents Chemother

 
New Item Detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data
From Nature, published online Nov 19

 
New Item Influenza and meningococcal disease: lessons for travellers and government from 2 epidemic diseases
From Travel Med Infect Dis, published online Nov 14

 
New Item Requiring influenza vaccination for health care workers
From Am J Public Health, published online Nov 13

 
New Item Universal antibodies and their applications to the quantitative determination of virtually all subtypes of the influenza A viral hemagglutinins
From Nov 11 Vaccine

 
New Item Influenza immunization of Dutch general practitioners: vaccination rate and attitudes towards vaccination
From Nov 5 Vaccine

 
New Item Funding of drugs: do vaccines warrant a different approach?
From Nov Lancet Infect Dis

 
New Item Influenza vaccination in adolescents with high-risk conditions
From Pediatrics, published online Oct 31

 
New Item Vaccine effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza in children 6 to 59 months of age during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 influenza seasons
From Pediatrics, published online Oct 31

 
New Item Influenza infection in wild raccoons
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Oct 31

 
New Item Estimating influenza vaccine efficacy from challenge and community-based study data
From Am J Epidemiol, published online Oct 29

 
New Item Should influenza immunisation be mandatory for healthcare workers? [Yes]
From BMJ, published online Oct 28 with opposing viewpoint article below

 
New Item Should influenza immunisation be mandatory for healthcare workers? [No]
From BMJ, published online Oct 28

 
New Item The effect of universal influenza immunization on mortality and health care use
From PLoS Med, published online Oct 28

 
New Item Health benefits of universal influenza vaccination strategy
Perspective on above article from PLoS Med, published online Oct 28

 
New Item The effects of influenza vaccination of health care workers in nursing homes: insights from a mathematical model
From PLoS Med, published online Oct 28

 
New Item Using Internet searches for influenza surveillance
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Oct 27

 
New Item Influenza outbreak management on a locked behavioral health unit
From Am J Infect Control, published online Oct 23

 
New Item Collaborative efforts are needed to improve use of influenza immunisation in Europe
Editorial from Oct 23 Eurosurveill, special issue on flu vaccine

 
New Item The scientific basis for offering seasonal influenza immunisation to risk groups in Europe
From Oct 23 Eurosurveill

 
New Item National seasonal influenza vaccination survey in Europe, 2008
From Oct 23 Eurosurveill

 
New Item Trends in influenza vaccination coverage rates in the United Kingdom over six seasons from 2001-2 to 2006-7
From Oct 23 Eurosurveill

 
New Item Trends in seasonal influenza vaccine distribution in the European Union: 2003-4 to 2007-8
From Oct 23 Eurosurveill

 
New Item The impact of influenza on working days lost: a review of the literature
From Nov Pharmacoeconomics

 
New Item Enhancement of influenza surveillance with aggregate rapid influenza test results: New Mexico, 2003-2007
From Am J Public Health, published online Oct 15

 
New Item Inactivation of influenza A viruses in the environment and modes of transmission: a critical review
From J Infect, published online Oct 13

 
New Item Influenza (prophylaxis): amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir
Recent guidance from UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

 
New Item Influenza immunization of healthcare personnel
APIC Position Paper released Oct 9

 
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