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Start of the 2014/15 influenza season in Europe: drifted influenza A(H3N2) viruses circulate as dominant subtype

Published:2015-01-29 Issue:4 Volume:20 Page:
ISSN:1560-7917
Container-title:Eurosurveillance
language:en
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Author:

Broberg E¹,Snacken R¹,Adlhoch C¹,Beauté J¹,Galinska M²,Pereyaslov D²,Brown C²,Penttinen P¹,

Affiliation:

1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

2. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract

The influenza season 2014/15 started in Europe in week 50 2014 with influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominating. The majority of the A(H3N2) viruses characterised antigenically and/or genetically differ from the northern hemisphere vaccine component which may result in reduced vaccine effectiveness for the season. We therefore anticipate that this season may be more severe than the 2013/14 season. Treating influenza with antivirals in addition to prevention with vaccination will be important.

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Subject

Virology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Epidemiology

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