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Genetic evolution of influenza viruses among selected countries in Latin Americ...
Leite, Juliana Almeida; Resende, Paola; Araya, Jenny Lara; Barrera, Gisela Badillo; Baumeister, Elsa; Caicedo, Alfredo Bruno; Coppola, LeticiaPan American Health Organization. Washington, DC, United States of America.; Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz. Laborat?rio de V?rus Respirat?rio. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.; Instituto Costarricense de Investigaci?n y Ense?anza en Nutrici?n y Salud. Tres R?os, Cartago, Costa Rica.; Instituto de Diagn?stico y Referencia Epidemiol?gicos. Ciudad de M?xico, MX, Mexico.; Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Administ...
The epidemiological signature of influenza B virus and its B/Victoria and B/Yam...
Caini, Saverio; Kusznierz, Gabriela; Garate, Verònica Vera; Wangchuk, Sonam; Thapa, Binay; de Paula Júnior, Francisco JoséWe describe the epidemiological characteristics, pattern of circulation, and geographical distribution of influenza B viruses and its lineages using data from the Global Influenza B Study. We included over 1.8 million influenza cases occurred in thirty-one countries during 2000-2018. We calculated the proportion of cases caused by influenza B and its lineages; determined the timing of influenza A and B epidemic...
Revision of clinical case definitions: influenza-like illness and severe acute ...
Fitzner, Julia; Qasmieh, Saba; Mounts, Anthony Wayne; Alexander, Burmaa; Besselaar, Terry; Briand, Sylvie; Brown, Caroline; Clark, Seth; Dueger, EricaThe formulation of accurate clinical case definitions is an integral part of an effective process of public health surveillance. Although such definitions should, ideally, be based on a standardized and fixed collection of defining criteria, they often require revision to reflect new knowledge of the condition involved and improvements in diagnostic testing. Optimal case definitions also need to have a balance ...
Estimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a mode...
Iuliano, A. Danielle; Roguski, Katherine M.; Chang, Howard H.; Muscatello, David J.; Palekar, Rakhee; Tempia, Stefano; Cohen, Cheryl; Gran, Jon MichaelBACKGROUND: Estimates of influenza-associated mortality are important for national and international decision making on public health priorities. Previous estimates of 250 000-500 000 annual influenza deaths are outdated. We updated the estimated number of global annual influenza-associated respiratory deaths using country-specific influenza-associated excess respiratory mortality estimates from 1999-2015. METH...