Influenza
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U.S. flu activity steady in late January
Overall influenza-like illness (ILI) activity underwent a small increase in the United States during week 16 of the 2015-2016 flu season, but...
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Majority of children aged 6-23 months are not vaccinated for flu
Less than half of children aged 6-23 months are vaccinated for influenza in the United States, according to an analysis of data obtained via the...
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U.S. flu activity continues slow increase
The proportion of U.S. outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) crept up from 2.1% to 2.2% for the week ending Jan. 23 – week 15 of the...
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U.S. flu activity picks up slightly
There were no states in the “high” range of influenza-like illness (ILI) activity during week 14 of the 2015-2016 flu season, but there were more...
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Gene signatures aid diagnosis of acute respiratory infection etiology
Pathogen-specific host gene expression patterns accurately discriminated most noninfectious from infectious illnesses, and bacterial from viral...
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New year brings reduced flu activity
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Flu activity high in New Jersey, South Carolina
Week 12 of the 2015-2016 U.S. flu season saw two states in the “high” range of the influenza-like illness (ILI) activity scale. The proportion of...
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Infectious disease in elderly a significant burden for EDs
More U.S. adults over the age of 65 visited an emergency department because of an infectious disease than for myocardial infarction and congestive...
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LAIV, IIV almost equally effective against influenza
Inactivated influenza vaccine and live attenuated influenza vaccine show no significant difference in effectiveness against most strains of...
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U.S. influenza cases rise above baseline level
For the first time this flu season, the proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was higher than the national baseline...
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Flu activity increases slightly across U.S.
South Carolina remained the hot spot for week 9 of the U.S. flu season and the rest of the country saw a slight increase in activity, the CDC...