Rapid risk assessment during the early weeks of the 2015 ‐2016 influenza season in Ukraine

ConclusionsThe first weeks of the 2015/16 influenza season were more severe than previous seasons, with an earlier and steeper increase in severe cases and deaths, particularly in younger adults. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 was the predominant strain and was closely related to the seasonal vaccine strain with no evidence of resistance to antiviral drugs.

Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - January 15, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Sophie Newitt, Alla Mironenko, Olha Holubka, Oleksandr Zaika, Olga Gubar, Katri Jalava, Caroline Brown, Iryna Demchyshyna, Tetiana Dykhanovska Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research