Influenza Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in influenza and flu pandemics. Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses), that affects humans, birds and other mammals. The virus spreads easily from person to person. Influenza circulates worldwide and can affect anybody in any age group. Influenza causes annual epidemics that peak during winter in temperate regions. Influenza is a serious public health problem that causes severe illnesses and deaths for higher risk populations. The most common symptoms of the disease are chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness/fatigue and general discomfort. Sore throat, fever and coughs are the most frequent symptoms. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly for the young and the elderly. An influenza epidemic can take an economic toll through lost workforce productivity, and strain health services. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent infection.

The objectives of Influenza Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for influenza and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to influenza.

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• PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza A, poultry (03): Belgium, A(H3), low pathogenicity, spread, control
  Sat, 15 Jun 2019 17:28:48 -0400
  Influenza -- Belgium
  Timeline
  - 1st case detected in January 2019
  -- In the framework of the avian influenza surveillance programme
  -- Flock of outdoor laying hens
  -- LPAI H3N1, but brain was positive in PCR
  -- Depopulation on initiative of the farmer
  - 6 Apr 2019: the same farm is infected again
  - Quick rise of the number of cases since last week of April [2019]
  Current situation
  - H3 influenza confirmed in 71 poultry farms by PCR, of which 6 confirmed as H3N1
  Clinical symptoms
  - Eggshell defects