Background Vaccination against influenza is considered the most important public health
intervention to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and premature deaths related to …

Influenza vaccines used today are strain specific and need to be adapted every year to try
and match the antigenicity of the virus strains that are predicted to cause the next epidemic …

Background The timing of the biannual WHO influenza vaccine composition selection and
production cycle has been historically directed to the influenza seasonality patterns in the …

Recurrent epidemics of influenza are observed seasonally around the world with
considerable health and economic consequences. A key quantity for the control of infectious …

Influenza vaccination is recommended for healthcare workers (HCWs), but coverage is often
low. We reviewed studies evaluating interventions to increase seasonal influenza …

BACKGROUND: In vitro testing is commonly used to diagnose and manage allergies.
Clinical reactivity has been correlated with food-specific IgE levels by using the ImmunoCAP …

The history of pandemic influenza, along with the evolving epizootic of the highly pathogenic
avian influenza A (H5N1) virus and the severity of associated human infections, serve as a …

The efficacy of influenza vaccination is not well understood for major cause-specific mortality
except pneumonia. For 10 months we followed the mortality data of 35,637 vaccinated …

Background Effective influenza pandemic management requires understanding of the
factors influencing behavioral changes. We aim to determine the differences in knowledge …

Background The impact of influenza on morbidity and hospitalization in the tropics and
subtropics is poorly quantified. Uniquely, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has …