Influenza Vaccine Match with Circulating Strains and Indicators of Influenza Strain Impact - Canada 1980 to 1992

Autor: Edward Ellis, John M Weber, Wilf Cuff, Susan G Mackenzie
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 143-148 (1998)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1180-2332
DOI: 10.1155/1998/374524
Popis: OBJECTIVES: To determine the similarity between influenza vaccine antigens and viruses associated with laboratory-confirmed infections by virus type/subtype, strain and influenza season; to correlate pneumonia and influenza hospitalization and mortality rates with the number of laboratory-confirmed influenza infections in an influenza season; and to develop predictive indicators of the likely incidence of current strains in the following season.
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