Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Influenza (Flu)

The disease

Influenza. Fact sheet No. 211. Revised March 2003. [WHO]

Is it a cold or the flu? [NIH-NIAID]

Influenza: the virus, the disease, and how to protect yourself [NFID]

Facts about influenza for adults [NCAI]

Frequently asked questions

Influenza - frequently asked questions [EISS]

Epidemiology

Study of 1918 Influenza pandemic virus provides information on origin and virulence mechanisms. Eurosurveillance Weekly, Vol. 10, Issue 10, 20 October 2005

Avian influenza detected in Turkey and Romonia. Euroseuveillance Weekly, Vol. 10, Issue 10, 13 October 2005

Influenza activity - United States and Wordlwide, 2003-04 season, and composition of the 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine

Global influenza surveillance [FluNet. WHO-CSR]

EISS Weekly Electronic Bulletin [EISS]

Update: Influenza activity - United States, 2003-04 season. MMWR Weekly, April

Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection - WHO Update 33. WHO, CSR, Disease Outbreak News. Wednesday 17 March 2004.

Study shows high level of avian to human transmission of influenza A (H7N7) during outbreak in The Netherlands 2003. Eurosurveillance Weekly. Vol. 8, Issue 9. 26 February 2004.

Avian influenza: update on European response. Eurosurveillance Weekly. Vol. 8, Issue 6. 5 February 2004.

Avian influenza in Asia: update from the Health Threats Unit at DG SANCO, European Commission. Eurosurveillance Weekly. Vol. 8, Issue 5. 29 January 2004.

Heterogeneous influenza activity across Europe during the winter of 2002-2003. Eurosurveillance. Vol. 8, Issue 12. December 2003.

Other links

Influenza vaccine for the northern hemisphere 2003-2004: additional information 19 December 2003. [WHO]

WHO recommendations on influenza vaccination, as a SARS precautionary measure, highlights differences in policies for healthcare workers across Europe. Eurosurveillance Weekly. Vol. 7, Issue 37. 11 September 2003.

Influenza vaccination in Europe: an inventory of strategies to reach target populations and optimise vaccination uptake. Eurosurveillance Monthly. Vol. 8, Issue 6. June 2003.

National influenza centres [worldwide] [WHO-CSR]

Vaccine-preventable disease photos [Influenza] [IAC]

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