Sir John Skehel is a molecular biologist whose pioneering work on influenza helped him become a knight in 1996, while Alex Halliday is a professor of geochemistry at Oxford University whose most recent work focuses on the early development of our solar system.
Sir John Skehel is a molecular biologist whose pioneering work on influenza helped see him knighted in 1996, while Alex Halliday is a Professor of Geochemistry at Oxford University whose most recent work focuses on the early development of our solar system.
QCA studies for laboratory diagnostics of avian influenza virus help to monitor the quality of service of the participating centers, to highlight problems in particular tests or specific laboratories, and to give assurance to those centers that perform well.
Therefore, real-time awareness of local epidemiologic data (e.g., percent ILI that is influenza), may help decision making [10], [17].
We have purposefully not used the seasonal nature of influenza to help us detect the start of an outbreak.
Influenza vaccines help prevent some costs, but the uptake of vaccination for influenza varies widely (4 ), and effective vaccines may not be sufficient during influenza pandemics (5 ).
An increased understanding of the effects of seasonal influenza will help the public health community prepare for the potential effects of a novel influenza virus.
Guidelines for hospitalization of persons with influenza would help physicians by providing a framework for the initial evaluation and management of patients with influenza.
The difficult work associated with preparedness for pandemic influenza will help bring Africa closer to the top of the hill, making it possible to efficiently respond to this and other threats and, when necessary, slide toward a beneficial outcome.
The adoption of plans and interventions that address the differential demographic impact of influenza may help to partially prevent the consequence of social inequalities on disease outcomes [ 1, 11].
