title: Prevention and control of influenza: no easy task.
abstract: Every influenza season presents different challenges: Novel viruses emerge, new groups of people are identified as being at high risk for complications, vaccine effectiveness varies, and resistance to antiviral agents develops. Health care providers must partner with public health professionals to prevent influenza and to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this illness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd., Brody 3E-139, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. simeonssonk@ecu.edu.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simeonsson
authors.forename: Zack
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines