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Defining the root cause of reduced H1N1 live attenuated influenza vaccine effectiveness: low viral fitness leads to inter-strain competition

npj Vaccines, 2021
In the 2013–14 and 2015–16 influenza seasons, reduced vaccine effectiveness (VE) was observed for the H1N1 component of the FluMist quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (QLAIV) in the USA, leading to loss of Advisory Committee on Immunization ...
Oliver Dibben, Jonathan Crowe, Shaun Cooper, Laura Hill, Katarzyna E. Schewe, Helen Bright   +5 more
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Bird flu and pandemic flu [PDF]

BMJ, 2005
What's the message for GPs and hospital doctors? T he extensive media coverage of avian influenza (bird flu) over recent weeks has caused confusion and increasing concern that bird flu will imminently cause a human pandemic. This has been fuelled by the report of a parrot infected by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in the United Kingdom this week.
John T, Macfarlane, Wei Shen, Lim
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Swine Flu [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2009
The recent outbreak of human infection with a novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) virus is spreading rapidly through sustained human-to-human transmission in multiple countries. Human-to-human transmission occurs by inhalation of infectious droplets and droplet nuclei, and by direct contact, which is facilitated by air and land travel and social ...
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Use of Artificial Intelligence to Triage Patients with Flu-Like Symptoms Using Imaging in Non-COVID-19 Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Ongoing 8-Month Experience

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2021
Background Evaluation of suspected coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patient is a diagnostic dilemma as it commonly presents like influenza in early stages.
Atul Kapoor, Aprajita Kapoor, Goldaa Mahajan   +2 more
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Lung function, allergic sensitization and asthma in school-aged children after viral-coinfection bronchiolitis

Scientific Reports, 2022
Our main objective was to compare the lung function, the rate of allergic sensitization and the prevalence of asthma at 7–9 years in children hospitalized for bronchiolitis with viral coinfection versus single viral infection.
Sara Ruiz, Cristina Calvo, Francisco Pozo, Inmaculada Casas, María Luz García-García   +4 more
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Comparing the Attitude toward the COVID-19 and the 2020/21 and 2019/20 Flu Vaccination Campaigns among Italian Healthcare Workers

Vaccines, 2021
Background: While the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers (HCWs) is suboptimal, vaccine hesitancy has not been characterized in detail in this population.
Giulia Collatuzzo, Riccardo Melloni, Chiara Zanotti, Giulio de Simone, Danila Pilastro, Vittorio Lodi, Paolo Boffetta   +6 more
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Severity of heterosubtypic influenza virus infection in ferrets is reduced by live attenuated influenza vaccine

npj Vaccines, 2021
Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) is widely used to protect humans from seasonal influenza infection, particularly in children. In contrast to inactivated vaccines, the LAIV can induce both mucosal and cellular immune responses.
Anthony C. Marriott, Karen E. Gooch, Phillip J. Brown, Kathryn A. Ryan, Nicola J. Jones, Natasha Merredew, Nathan Wiblin, Oliver Dibben, Helen Bright, Bassam Hallis, Catherine J. Whittaker, Miles W. Carroll   +11 more
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Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Parental Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Vaccinating Their Children against the Flu?

Vaccines, 2023
Background: This study assessed whether the COVID-19 pandemic has altered parents’ attitudes toward vaccinating their children against the flu and barriers to school-based vaccination programs.
Liora Shmueli
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Jurnal Fisika Flux, 2020
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Contagious Health Risk and Precautionary Social Distancing

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
BackgroundSince humans are social animals, social relations are incredibly important. However, in cases of contagious diseases such as the flu, social contacts also pose a health risk.
Helge Giese, Martina Gamp, F. Marijn Stok, F. Marijn Stok, Wolfgang Gaissmaier, Harald T. Schupp, Britta Renner   +6 more
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