Influenza News

Several cases among a multistate outbreak of variant influenza A(H3N2) may have resulted from swine exposure during an agricultural fair, according to recently published data.

Doctors who diagnose patients with bacterial infections during flu season should consider the possibility of influenza coinfection, according to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Either one full dose or two half doses of the trivalent inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, that included the AS03 adjuvant, elicited robust immune response levels that persisted above those considered to be protective for at least 6 to 18 months among otherwise healthy children aged 6 months and older, according to study findings.

A severe disease outbreak among unaccompanied children from Central America who crossed the United States-Mexico border between June and July 2014 appears to have been caused primarily by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 5 and influenza, according to a study presented at the CDC’s Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference in Atlanta.

SAN DIEGO — Bacterial densities of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae increased during episodes of acute bacterial sinusitis, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.

Despite universal coverage of all recommended childhood vaccinations among U.S. military dependent children, rates were lowest in this population of children when compared with all other insured and uninsured U.S. children, according to recent study findings.

Seasonal influenza epidemics occur each year, but any prediction about the severity of upcoming influenza seasons is often conjecture, at best.

Phase 3 study results indicate an inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine had superior immunogenicity for an added B strain and comparable immunogenicity for shared strains vs. a trivalent influenza vaccine among children aged 6 to 35 months.

The Pediatric Advisory Committee of the FDA met Tuesday to review data for numerous drugs to determine their safety for pediatric populations.

An outbreak of influenza A(H1N1) in India with more than 8,000 reported cases and 800 deaths is suspected to be a drifted strain from the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus, according to a recent study.