Influenza News

Resistance to neuraminidase inhibitors may be masked in influenza A H7N9, and lab testing for resistance may not always detect when the virus is resistant, according to study data published in mBio.

A report of viremia in an immunocompetent child with influenza A/H1N1 infection — which may be the first of its kind to be documented — demonstrates that the virus can spread to other sites, according to a study published online.

A report of viremia in an immunocompetent child with influenza A/H1N1 infection — which may be the first of its kind to be documented — demonstrates that the virus can spread to other sites, according to a study published online.

Children who received influenza vaccines were not more likely to have other respiratory viruses, contrary to children in other study samples, according to study data published online.

The 2012-2013 influenza season was moderately severe and caused a higher percentage of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness, higher rates of hospitalization, and more reported deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza compared with earlier years, according to a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Targeting school-aged children for receipt of the seasonal influenza vaccine could greatly reduce disease morbidity and mortality within the entire population, according to recent study findings published in Vaccine.

Targeting school-aged children for receipt of the seasonal influenza vaccine could greatly reduce disease morbidity and mortality within the entire population, according to recent study findings published in Vaccine.

Excessive voluntary termination did not occur after implementation of a mandatory influenza vaccination as a condition of employment, according to study results presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously, 13-0, to recommend addition of a four-strain influenza vaccine to the table of available vaccines, modification of the egg allergy algorithm to include recombinant hemagglutinin influenza vaccine and a trivalent formation, and language to address those with no history of egg allergy exposure but questionable allergy testing, according to presenters during the meeting.

The inability to identify individual cases during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic likely hindered response, according to the findings in a paper published online.