European Specialist Nurses Organisation: Video campaign on essential vaccination practices
A three-part series focusing on essential vaccination practices. It covers key aspects such as understanding vaccine protocols, ensuring proper documentation and record-keeping, and effective communication with patients.
The burden of all-cause mortality following influenza-associated hospitalizations, FluSurv-NET, 2010-2019
While the estimated number of U.S. influenza-associated deaths is reported annually, detailed data on the epidemiology of influenza-associated deaths, including the burden of in-hospital versus post-hospital discharge deaths are limited.
Severe Neurological Complications With Influenza in Vietnamese Children
Influenza is a common contagious respiratory virus that primarily causes respiratory tract infections.
Disease surveillance in England and Wales, October 2024
Highlights from the scanning surveillance network
Protective effects of an mRNA vaccine candidate encoding H5HA clade 2.3.4.4b against the newly emerged dairy cattle H5N1 virus
In April 2024, an unprecedented outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, which belongs to HA clade 2.3.4.4 b, was reported in dairy cattle and related milk products in the US.
Transmission of a human isolate of clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N1) virus in ferrets
Since 2020, there has been unprecedented global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in wild bird populations with spillover into a variety of mammalian species and sporadically humans.
A human isolate of bovine H5N1 is transmissible and lethal in animal models
The outbreak of clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype (HPAI H5N1) in dairy cows in the US has so far resulted in spillover infections of at least thirteen farm workers.
Recognition of post-COVID syndrome contributes to recovery
Patients suffering from post-COVID syndrome generally feel supported by their general practitioners; they take their complaints seriously and actively collaborate on finding solutions.
Human vaccination for highly pathogenic avian influenza
The case of avian influenza A (H5) confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Missouri, USA.
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Flu Awareness Campaign 2024
Held annually in October, this campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of vaccination for people’s health and well-being and to increase the uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination of people with underlying risk factors.
Avian flu spreading in California raises pandemic threat for humans
Officials are racing to vaccinate dairy workers against the seasonal flu to prevent the two viruses from combining.
