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 INFLUENZA HEALTH TOPICS

Flu viruses in the throat, artworkSeasonal influenza
Influenza is an infectious disease with mostly respiratory symptoms caused by influenza viruses.

Pandemic influenzaInfluenza pandemics  
Pandemic influenza is a global spread of a new influenza strain to which the general population is not immune.

H5N1 avian influenza virus particles, TEMAvian influenza
Influenza is an infectious disease with mostly respiratory characteristics caused by RNA viruses.

Influenza, in swine
Influenza in swine is an acute viral infection of the respiratory tract in pigs, caused by type A influenza virus.

 FEATURED PUBLICATION

Annual epidemiological report 2011

Annual epidemiological report 2011 - Reporting on 2009 surveillance data and 2010 epidemic intelligence data
Scientific Publication - Nov 2011
See chapter 2.1 Influenza

 NEWS

Weekly surveillance overview report: increasing geographic spread of influenza in Europe
03 Feb 2012
Influenza activity is slowly increasing in countries scattered across Europe
27 Jan 2012
Weekly influenza surveillance overview: influenza is slowly progressing in Europe
20 Jan 2012
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 PUBLICATIONS

Weekly influenza surveillance overview, 23-29 January 2012 - Week 4
03 Feb 2012
Weekly influenza surveillance overview, 16-22 January 2012 - Week 3
27 Jan 2012
Weekly influenza surveillance overview, 9 - 15 January 2012 - Week 2
20 Jan 2012
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 SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES

Facemasks and good hand hygiene to reduce influenza transmission in households – Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in Germany
06 Feb 2012
Application of Virological Risk Assessments: US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sponsors clinical trials of a vaccine targeted to a novel A(H3N2)v influenza strain
17 Jan 2012
The importance of analyses of antigenic match and monitoring influenza vaccine effectiveness
17 Jan 2012
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 PUBLIC HEALTH DEVELOPMENTS

Sentinel Surveillance for Severe Influenza in England (United Kingdom)
03 Feb 2012
United Kingdom – recent official seasonal influenza publications
09 Jan 2012
French Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response plan
13 Dec 2011
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 EVENTS

Molecular surveillance strategy for human influenza
17 Nov 2011
Workshop on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination
17 Nov 2011
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 EUROSURVEILLANCE ARTICLES

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