The 2017-2018 recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) mentions routine annual
influenza vaccination for everyone aged 6 months and older with either inactivated
influenza vaccine (IIV) or recombinant
influenza vaccine (RIV).
World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating laboratories and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System laboratories, which include both clinical and public health laboratories throughout the United States, contribute to virologic surveillance for
influenza. During September 30, 2018-May 18, 2019, clinical laboratories tested 1,145,555 specimens for
influenza virus; among these, 177,039 (15.5%) tested positive, including 167,529 (95.0%) for
influenza A and 9,510 (5.0%) for
influenza B.
Gouya rejected the existence of any case of swine
influenza in Iran, adding that there are three kinds of
influenza which become widespread in cold seasons in the world and the most widespread one is swine
influenza.
He said the increase could be because the country "may have an early flu season compared to previous years and mainly reflect on the unpredictability of the
influenza virus.
Among those with
influenza B, patients aged 10-16 years were most likely to require ICU admission, suggesting this subpopulation may be a target for immunization programs.
Farnaz Malik said that
influenza viruses are a common cause of acute respiratory illnesses especially during the winter season.
26, 4.5 percent were positive for
influenza, the U.S.
The FDA approved Fluarix Quadrivalent vaccine for vaccination against seasonal
influenza in people aged 3 years and older.
13 October 2010 - In its latest update on
influenza situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that
influenza activity is decreasing in most parts of the temperate Southern Hemisphere and that the season does not yet appear to have definitively started in the temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Influenza vaccine is the mainstay of
influenza prevention strategies.
On the other hand, US poultry farmers who participate in a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to prevent the spread of disease would be fully compensated for loss of poultry and equipment if even a low-pathogenic strain of avian
influenza was found in the United States (7).