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Editor, Senior Moderator
Epidemiol Infect. 2014 May 9:1-4. [Epub ahead of print]
Influenza season 2012-2013 in Europe: moderate intensity, mixed (sub)types.
Snacken R1, Broberg E1, Beaut? J1, Lozano JE2, Zucs P1, Amato-Gauci AJ1.
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Abstract
SUMMARY This paper summarizes influenza activity in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) in 2012-2013. The influenza season 2012-2013 in Europe lasted from early December to late April. Overall the severity of the season could be described as moderate, based on the ILI/ARI consultation rates and the percentage of sentinel specimens positive for influenza compared to previous seasons. Both influenza A and B viruses circulating accounted for 47% and 53% of positive sentinel specimens, respectively, with both A(H1) and A(H3) varying for dominance. Compared to outpatients, the proportion of laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalized cases infected by A(H1N1)pdm09 was significantly higher in middle-aged patients (33% vs. 17%, χ 2 = 66?6, P < 0?01). Despite a relatively good match between vaccine and circulating strains, vaccine effectiveness was estimated to be moderate.
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24814635
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24814635
Influenza season 2012-2013 in Europe: moderate intensity, mixed (sub)types.
Snacken R1, Broberg E1, Beaut? J1, Lozano JE2, Zucs P1, Amato-Gauci AJ1.
Author information
Abstract
SUMMARY This paper summarizes influenza activity in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) in 2012-2013. The influenza season 2012-2013 in Europe lasted from early December to late April. Overall the severity of the season could be described as moderate, based on the ILI/ARI consultation rates and the percentage of sentinel specimens positive for influenza compared to previous seasons. Both influenza A and B viruses circulating accounted for 47% and 53% of positive sentinel specimens, respectively, with both A(H1) and A(H3) varying for dominance. Compared to outpatients, the proportion of laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalized cases infected by A(H1N1)pdm09 was significantly higher in middle-aged patients (33% vs. 17%, χ 2 = 66?6, P < 0?01). Despite a relatively good match between vaccine and circulating strains, vaccine effectiveness was estimated to be moderate.
PMID:
24814635
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24814635