title: Influenza season in Réunion dominated by influenza B virus circulation associated with numerous cases of severe disease, France, 2014.
abstract: The 2014 seasonal influenza in Réunion, a French overseas territory in the southern hemisphere, was dominated by influenza B. Resulting morbidity impacted public health. Relative to the total number of all-cause consultations over the whole season, the rate of acute respiratory infection (ARI) consultations was 6.5%. Severe disease occurred in 32 laboratory-confirmed influenza cases (31.7 per 100,000 ARI consultations), 16 with influenza B. The observed disease dynamics could present a potential scenario for the next European influenza season.
authors.affiliation: Cire ocean Indien (Cire OI), Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS), Saint Denis, Reunion, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brottet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vandroux
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Gauzere
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Antok
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jaffar-Bandjee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michault
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Filleul
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D017508:Reunion / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult