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Influenza

INFLUENZA >> 

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General Influenza and Flu Vaccine Information  
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Latest News  

Mar 3
New Item ACIP silent on high-dose flu vaccine for elderly

Mar 1
New Item Half of parents concerned about vaccine side effects

Feb 25
New Item Study says humidity is key factor in US flu outbreaks

Feb 24
New Item ACIP recommends annual flu shots for almost all

Feb 22
New Item FDA selects pandemic H1N1 for 2010-11 seasonal flu vaccine

Feb 18
New Item WHO picks pandemic strain for next seasonal flu vaccine

New Item Updated review questions benefits of flu vaccine in elderly

Jan 22
New Item Masks plus hand hygiene reduced ILI in college dorm study

Jan 6
New Item Public health officials share school-based vaccination strategies

Dec 28
New Item FDA licenses high-dose flu vaccine for elderly

Dec 11
New Item New vaccine technologies on horizon but face roadblocks

Dec 9
New Item Seasonal flu vaccine uptake about like last year

Dec 8
New Item Reports probe Tamiflu benefits, call for clinical data transparency

Dec 2
New Item Another seasonal flu vaccine on way to US market

Nov 24
New Item Novartis unveils US cell-based flu vaccine plant

Nov 10
New Item NIOSH says disputed study didn't guide advice on masks

Nov 5
New Item Reanalysis changes findings in respiratory protection study

Oct 29
New Item Statins may help patients with severe seasonal flu

Oct 20
New Item German government to host flu database

Oct 2
New Item Study suggests masks rival respirators for flu protection

Sep 29
New Item Shot beats nasal spray in adult seasonal flu vaccine trial

New Item Protection after early flu shots likely to last all season

Sep 24
New Item Unpublished Canadian data on seasonal flu shots and H1N1 stir concern

Sep 14
New Item FLU NEWS FROM ICAAC: H1N1 studies, IV peramivir findings, Tamiflu for H5N1

Sep 10
New Item Experts push hard for early seasonal flu vaccination

Sep 9
New Item Providers having trouble getting seasonal flu vaccine

Sep 8
New Item Revised CDC guidance on flu antivirals stresses early treatment

Sep 4
New Item CDC issues advice for battling flu in child care settings

Aug 18
New Item FDA clears CSL's vaccine-finishing facility in US

Jul 21
New Item FDA approves seasonal flu vaccines

Jul 8
New Item Canada finds another new flu strain in farm workers

Jun 26
New Item Texas program aims for Web-based school flu surveillance

Jun 23
New Item Firm wins HHS contract for new flu vaccine technology

Jun 16
New Item US hunt for novel flu reveals persistence of seasonal strains

Apr 10
New Item Decline in US flu activity accelerates

Mar 23
New Item Type B viruses rise as overall flu activity declines

      
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New Item Effect of influenza vaccination of children on infection rates in Hutterite communities: a randomized trial
From Mar 10 JAMA

 
New Item Likely scenarios for influenza in 2010 and the 2010/2011 influenza season in Europe and the consequent work priorities
ECDC risk assessment released Mar 8

 
New Item A two-year survey of the oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) virus in Yamagata, Japan and the clinical effectiveness of oseltamivir and zanamivir
From Virol J, published Mar 5

 
New Item Human infection with a triple-reassortant swine influenza A(H1N1) virus containing the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes of seasonal influenza virus
From J Infect Dis, published online Mar 3

 
New Item Guidance for industry: characterization and qualification of cell substrates and other biological materials used in the production of viral vaccines for infectious disease indications
FDA document released Mar 2

 
New Item Modeling and predicting seasonal influenza transmission in warm regions using climatological parameters
From PLoS One, published Mar 1

 
New Item Risk factors for healthcare-associated, laboratory-confirmed influenza in hospitalized pediatric patients: a case-control study
From Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, published online Feb 25

 
New Item Absolute humidity and the seasonal onset of influenza in the continental United States
From PLoS Biol, published Feb 23

 
New Item Triple combination of amantadine, ribavirin, and oseltamivir is highly active and synergistic against drug resistant influenza virus strains in vitro
From PLoS One, published Feb 22

 
New Item A time-series analysis of Clostridium difficile and its seasonal association with influenza
From Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, published online Feb 22

 
New Item Sialidase-based anti-influenza virus therapy protects against secondary pneumococcal infection
From J Infect Dis, published online Feb 19

 
New Item Dynamics of infectious disease transmission by inhalable respiratory droplets
From J R Soc Interface, published online Feb 17

 
New Item Large-scale sequence analysis of hemagglutinin of influenza A virus identifies conserved regions suitable for targeting an anti-viral response
From PLoS One, published Feb 17

 
New Item 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza and Hispanic communities: questions and answers
CDC document posted Feb 16

 
New Item Effects of oseltamivir treatment on duration of clinical illness and viral shedding and household transmission of influenza virus
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Feb 2

 
New Item Rare influenza A (H3N2) variants with reduced sensitivity to antiviral drugs
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Feb 2

 
New Item Effectiveness of common household cleaning agents in reducing the viability of human influenza A/H1N1
From PLoS One, published Feb 1

 
New Item Antiviral prescriptions to U.S. ambulatory care visits with a diagnosis of influenza before and after high level of adamantane resistance 2005-06 season
From PLoS One, published Jan 28

 
New Item Distribution of airborne influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus in an urgent care medical clinic
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Jan 25

 
New Item Burden of influenza-related hospitalizations among children with sickle cell disease
From Pediatrics, published online Jan 25

 
New Item Effect of the neuraminidase mutation H274Y conferring resistance to oseltamivir on the replicative capacity and virulence of old and recent human influenza A(H1N1) viruses
From J Infect Dis, published online Jan 25

 
New Item Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review
From Epidemiol Infect, published online Jan 22

 
New Item Update: influenza activity--United States, August 30, 2009-January 9, 2010
From Jan 22 MMWR

 
New Item Mask use, hand hygiene, and seasonal influenza-like illness among young adults: a randomized intervention trial
From J Infect Dis, published online Jan 20

 
New Item Unmasking the confusion of respiratory protection to prevent influenza-like illness in crowded community settings
Editorial on above study, published online Jan 20

 
New Item Vaccines against seasonal and pandemic influenza and the implications of changes in substrates for virus production
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Jan 19

 
New Item Genome-wide RNAi screen identifies human host factors crucial for influenza virus replication
Letter in Nature, published online Jan 17

 
New Item Research and development of universal influenza vaccines
From Microbes Infect, published online Jan 15

 
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