title: Why should influenza be a public health priority?
abstract: Flu risk and burden much higher than assumed: Each year, influenza affects hundreds of millions of people. In order to limit the burden, influenza should remain at the top of the public health priority list. But influenza has attracted less attention recently and priorities and perceptions now differ around the globe, varying with the different cultural and economical contexts. For example, priorities in less-developed countries differ from those in developed countries. For this reason, every approach for raising awareness needs to be tailor-made, capable of responding to every specific stakeholder context. New evidence underpins the effectiveness of flu vaccination in reducing coronary heart disease and death, providing vaccine advocacy with a powerful argument.
authors: University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany; Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: albert.osterhaus@tiho-hannover.de.
authors: Ab
authors: A
authors: Osterhaus
authors: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Abdullah Brooks
authors: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Solna, Sweden.
authors: Eeva
authors: E
authors: Broberg
authors: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Raina MacIntyre
authors: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Italy.
authors: Ilaria
authors: I
authors: Capua
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D014611:Vaccination; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: Influenza