Nicoll A, Danielsson N.. A novel reassortant avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in China – what are the implications for Europe. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(15):pii=20452.. Abstract
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As of 10 April 2013, 33 human cases infected with a novel influenza A(H7N9) virus have been laboratory confirmed in Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in China (Figure1). This case count came ... EJ Nicoli, etc.,al. Influenza and RSV make a modest contribution to invasive pneumococcal disease incidence in the UK. J Infect, published online Mar 5. Abstract
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The common seasonality of incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and viral respiratory infections has long been recognized, however, the extent to which this affects the ... WHO. Influenza at the human-animal interface. WHO. Full Text
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Summary and assessment as of 17 December2012Human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses and associated animal health eventsFrom 2003 through 17 December 2012, 610 laboratory-confirmed human cases ... NIH. Statement on NSABB´s March 30, 2012 Recommendations to NIH on H5N1 Research. NIH. Abstract
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April 14, 2012
On March 29-30, 2012, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) was convened to examine two revised manuscripts regarding the transmissibility of the H5N1 avian flu virus ... Xiang Huo, Rongqiang Zu, Xian Qi, Yuanfang Qin, Li. Seroprevalence of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among poultry workers in Jiangsu Province, China: an observational study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:93. Abstract
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Background
Since 2003 to 06 Jan 2012, the number of laboratory confirmed human cases of infection with avian influenza in China was 41 and 27 were fatal. However, the official estimate of the H5N1 case-fatality ... ELKIN PL, Froehling DA, Wahner-Roedler DL, Brown S. Comparison of natural language processing biosurveillance methods for identifying influenza from encounter notes. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156.. Abstract
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Background: An effective national biosurveillance system expedites outbreak recognition and facilitates response coordination at the federal, state, and local levels. The BioSense system, used at the Centers ... CDC. Severe Influenza Among Children and Young Adults with Neurologic and Neurodevelopmental Conditions — Ohio, 2011. MMWR January 6, 2012 / 60(51);1729-1733. Abstract
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Children with neurologic and neurodevelopmental conditions are at increased risk for severe outcomes from influenza, including death (1–3). In April 2011, the Ohio Department of Health and CDC investigated ... Aeron C. Hurt, etc.,al. Community Transmission of Oseltamivir-Resistant A(H1N1)pandemic 2009 Influenza. N Engl J Med 2011; 365:2541-2542December 29, 2011. Abstract
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Oseltamivir-resistant prepandemic seasonal influenza A (H1N1) viruses with a H275Y neuraminidase substitution spread globally in 2008,1 reducing the effectiveness of oseltamivir.2 Although oseltamivir-resistant ... SAMMON CJ, McGrogan A, Snowball J, de Vries CS, et. Factors associated with uptake of seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine among clinical risk groups in the UK: An analysis using the General Practice Research Database. Vaccine. 2011.. Abstract
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Influenza vaccine uptake rates are low compared with uptake rates of many other vaccines. It is unclear how this differs between risk groups in the population and between pandemic ... Palache A.. Seasonal influenza vaccine provision in 157 countries (2004-2009) and the potential influence of national public health policies. Vaccine. 2011 Oct 21. Abstract
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Seasonal influenza places a major burden on public health. Consequently, the World Health Organization (WHO) and over 40% of national governments recommend vaccination of at-risk groups. However, no systematic ... Stowe J, Andrews N, Bryan P, Seabroke S, Miller E.. Risk of convulsions in children after monovalent H1N1 (2009) and trivalent influenza vaccines: A database study.. Vaccine. 2011 Oct 18.. Abstract
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The monovalent H1N1 (2009) pandemic influenza vaccine used predominantly in the UK in 2009/10 was a split virion vaccine with a novel oil-in-water adjuvant (ASO3). While this was highly immunogenic it ... Amesh A. Adalja. Distinguishing Bacterial Pneumonia from 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pneumonia. CBN report. Abstract
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Distinguishing at presentation which patients with community-acquired pneumonia require antiviral treatment and droplet isolation for influenza is a difficult task made more so by the lack of a solid evidence ... IDROVO AJ, Fernandez-Nino JA, Bojorquez-Chapela I,. Performance of public health surveillance systems during the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic in the Americas: testing a new method based on Benford´s Law. Epidemiol Infect. 2011.. Abstract
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SUMMARYThe A(H1N1) influenza pandemic has been a challenge for public health surveillance systems in all countries. An objective evaluation has not been conducted, as yet, of the performance of those systems ... CSR. WHO: Interim planning considerations for mass gatherings in the context of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. WHO. Abstract
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Publication date: November 2009Download the document [pdf 163kb] CSR. Clinical management of human infection with pandemic (H1N1) 2009: revised guidance. WHO. Abstract
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This guidance provides updated information for health care providers managing patients with suspected or confirmed pandemic ... WANG CC, Chen JR, Tseng YC, Hsu CH, et al.. Glycans on influenza hemagglutinin affect receptor binding and immune response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Oct 12. Abstract
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Recent cases of avian influenza H5N1 and the swine-origin 2009 H1N1 have caused a great concern that a global disaster like the 1918 influenza pandemic may occur again. Viral transmission begins with a ... DOMINGUEZ-CHERIT G, Lapinsky SE, Macias AE, Pinto. Critically Ill Patients With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico. JAMA. 2009 Oct 12. Abstract
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CONTEXT: In March 2009, novel 2009 influenza A(H1N1) was first reported in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The population and health care system in Mexico City experienced the first and greatest ... KUMAR A, Zarychanski R, Pinto R, Cook DJ, et al.. Critically Ill Patients With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Infection in Canada. JAMA. 2009 Oct 12. Abstract
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CONTEXT: Between March and July 2009, the largest number of confirmed cases of 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infection occurred in North America. OBJECTIVE: To describe characteristics, treatment, and outcomes ... Ruth M. Parker, etc.,al. Risk of Confusion in Dosing Tamiflu Oral Suspension in Children. NEJM. Abstract
submitted by kickingbird at Sep, 29, 2009 from NEJM (via http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMc0908840)
The medical community should be made aware of the serious potential for dosing errors in children prescribed Tamiflu (oseltamivir) oral suspension, as illustrated in the case described below.
After the ... US CDC. CDC Guidance for Responses to Influenza for Institutions of Higher Education during the 2009-2010 Academic Year. Flu.Gov. Abstract
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This document provides guidance to help decrease the spread of flu among students, faculty, and staff of institutions of higher education (IHE) and post-secondary educational institutions during the 2009-2010 ... 1978 items, 20/Page, Page[64/99][|<<] [|<] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [>|] [>>|] |
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