Influenza: Still more important than Zika virus in 2016-2017.
Influenza kills and hospitalizes many people every year. Although the 2015-2016 influenza season was relatively mild, we should remain vigilant in our efforts to reduce the impact of future epidemics or pandemics by implementing universal influenza vaccination and early initiation of antiviral therapy for suspected cases. We don't expect influenza vaccine to prevent all cases of influenza, since immune response varies depending on age, underlying diseases, and immunosuppression.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. E-mail: mossads@ccf.org.|Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Sherif Beniameen
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Mossad
D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods*