The online influenza knowledge centre
We will give you an extensive insight in the ins and outs of influenza. It's an easily accessible tool that presents its information in different modes and levels of expertise.
10 questions on influenza
- Should health care workers be vaccinated?
- Why is vaccination against flu necessary?
- Do healthy people need to get vaccinated?
- How can I encourage my patients to get vaccinated?
- Should the vaccine be given every year?
- Does annual vaccination protect completely against seasonal flu?
- Does the vaccine have any side effects?
- Can you get influenza from the vaccine?
- What is the best treatment for influenza?
- Will there be a new pandemic?
News
Experts say H5N1 picture not greatly improved since 2003
Writen on 27 July 2010 by flucentre
The global H5N1 avian influenza situation has not improved very much since the virus began spreading widely in 2003, and many human cases have probably gone unreported, French health experts conclude in an assessment published yesterday in Eurosurveillance.