Influenza virus still represents a considerable threat to global public health, despite the
advances in the development and wide use of influenza vaccines. Vaccination with …

Aim The evidence needed for tropical countries to take informed decisions on influenza
vaccination is scarce. This article reviews policy, availability, use and effectiveness of …

Measures of seasonal influenza control are generally divided into two categories:
pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions. The effectiveness of these measures …

Influenza is common in healthy children and adolescents and is associated with a high rate
of hospitalization in this group, especially for those< 5 years. Although the WHO has …

Background New vaccine technologies may improve the acceptability, delivery (potentially
enabling self-administration), and product efficacy of influenza vaccines. One such …

Background Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory condition. Persistent bacterial
colonisation in the stable state with increased and sometimes altered bacterial burden …

Introduction Influenza virus is a major cause of seasonal epidemics and intermittent
pandemics. Despite the current molecular biology and vaccine development, influenza virus …

Background Over the last decade an increasing number of Low and Middle Income
Countries in the tropics have actively considered initiating or expanding their national policy …

Objective Adhesive capsulitis has been suggested as an adverse effect of vaccine
administration into the shoulder area. The purpose of this case series is to report 3 cases of …

Background: Vaccination is useful for protection against seasonal influenza but has a low
uptake. Evidence of a protective effect of influenza vaccine among Arab populations would …