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This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY
emergency.cdc.govinfluenza viruses and other influenza viruses that might circulate later in the season. Influenza antiviral medications are an important adjunct that should be used in addition to influenza vaccination. While vaccination is the primary means for preventing influenza, antiviral medications are a second line of ...
National Strategy for pandemic influenza
www.cdc.govThe animal population serves as a reservoir for new influenza viruses. Scientists believe that avian, or bird, viruses played a role in the last three pandemics. The current concern for a pandemic arises from an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 influenza in birds that began in 1997 and has spread across bird populations in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
The national influenza immunisation programme 2021 to 2022
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk10. Influenza viruses change continuously and the World Health Organization (WHO) monitors the epidemiology of influenza viruses throughout the world, making recommendations about the strains to be included in vaccines, with recommendations now confirmed for 2021 to 20223. 11.
Pandemic Influenza Plan - Centers for Disease Control and ...
www.cdc.govInfluenza viruses, of which there are many types, can cause rapid, widespread disease and death. Pandemic influenza outbreaks in the 20th Century alone left tens of millions of people dead in their wake and cost hundreds of billions of dollars in lost lives, wages, productivity and economic devastation.
Influenza: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.orgInfluenza is caused by influenza viruses. Two types of influenza, A and B, cause outbreaks in people. Both types can cause mild to severe illness in all age groups. While influenza A viruses infect humans and other ani-mals, influenza B viruses affects only humans.
Influenza Immunization Orientation PowerPoint
www.albertahealthservices.ca5 A, B and C influenza viruses • Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal epidemics, while type C viruses cause mild respiratory illness • Influenza A viruses are classified into different strains or subtypes