Trends of influenza B during the 2010–2016 seasons in 2 regions of north and south Italy: The impact of the vaccine mismatch on influenza immunisation strategy [PDF]
, 2018 Influenza A and B viruses are responsible for respiratory infections, representing globally seasonal threats to human health. The 2 viral types often co-circulate and influenza B plays an important role in the spread of infection.
Alicino C. +9 more
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The practitioners guide for dealing with the novel Influenza A, H1n1 pandemic
South African Family Practice, 2009 Within three months of its discovery, the new Influenza A (H1n1) swineflu strain has spread to such an extent that a pandemic has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although most cases seem to be mild, cases of severe disease have also
Marietjie Venter, L. Bloomberg
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No temporal association between influenza outbreaks and invasive pneumococcal infections [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: To assess whether the influenza peak in populations precedes the annual peak for invasive pneumococcal infections (IPI) in winter.Design: Ecological study.
Arenz, Stephan +3 more
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Viral factors in influenza pandemic risk assessment [PDF]
, 2016 The threat of an influenza A virus pandemic stems from continual virus spillovers from reservoir species, a tiny fraction of which spark sustained transmission in humans.
Barclay, Wendy +18 more
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Laypersons' perception of common cold and influenza prevention : a qualitative study in Austria, Belgium and Croatia [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Common cold and influenza result in an increased number of primary care consultations, significant work/school absences and cause a socio-economic burden. Laypeople's perceptions and knowledge regarding common cold and influenza prevention is
Divjak, Asja Cosic +5 more
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Integrating influenza antigenic dynamics with molecular evolution. [PDF]
, 2013 Influenza viruses undergo continual antigenic evolution allowing mutant viruses to evade host immunity acquired to previous virus strains. Antigenic phenotype is often assessed through pairwise measurement of cross-reactivity between influenza strains ...
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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS IN CHILDREN WITH INFLUENZA INFECTIONS
Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2022 Objective: We aimed to show the clinical characteristics of children with influenza infection and the relationship between influenza infections and hemogram parameters, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil ...
İsmail Reisli +10 more
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Increasing uptake of influenza vaccine by pregnant women post H1N1 pandemic: a longitudinal study in Melbourne, Australia, 2010 to 2014 [PDF]
, 2015 Background: A Melbourne (Australia) university affiliated, tertiary obstetric hospital provides lay and professional education about influenza vaccine in pregnancy annually each March, early in the local influenza season.
McCarthy, Elizabeth Anne +4 more
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Vaccination history as a confounder of studies of influenza vaccine effectiveness
Vaccine: X, 2019 Background: Vaccination history may confound estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) when two conditions are present: (1) Influenza vaccination is associated with vaccination history and (2) vaccination modifies the risk of natural infection in
Ivo M. Foppa +4 more
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Open Medicine, 2022 Considerable attention has been focused on the clinical features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but it is also important for clinicians to differentiate it from influenza virus infections. In the present study, the rate of coexisting disease was
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