Influenza

Reports outline influenza research from University of Michigan

Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 28th, 2009

"\Seasonal influenza is an underappreciated cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Seasonal vaccination of individuals in groups at high risk of complications has long been recommended," scientists writing in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases report.

"However, there has been a gradual expansion of the recommended groups for annual influenza immunization in order to reduce the incidence of uncomplicated infection, to alleviate the impact of seasonal influenza on health care, and to simplify the application of recommendations. The threat of an influenza pandemic, heightened by recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans,...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-01-28)

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