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.

• We can't predict how bad this year's flu season will be but here's what we know so far - The Conversation AU
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:49 GMT
• Investigators Exploring Microneedle Patch As Universal Influenza Vaccine Candidate - Contagionlive.com
  Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• Flu Season Isn't Over Yet — and More Serious Strains Are On the Rise, CDC Says - TIME
  Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT
• Scientists review influenza vaccine research progress and opportunities - National Institutes of Health
  Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:28 GMT
• Influenza epidemic of 1918 killed 72 in Cottonwood County alone - MinnPost
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:54 GMT
• Manufacturer to Produce Cell-Based Flu Vaccine for Next Season - Pharmacy Times
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:16 GMT
• Further advances in cell-based influenza vaccine technology announced - European Pharmaceutical Review
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:59 GMT
• WHO Updates 2019-2020 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for Northern Hemisphere - Contagionlive.com
  Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• Seqirus Announces Further Advances in Cell-Based Influenza Vaccine Technology - PRNewswire
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:30 GMT
• NIH begins first-in-human trial of a universal influenza vaccine candidate - National Institutes of Health
  Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:58 GMT
• Mechanism to form influenza A virus discovered - Phys.Org
  Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT
• The Flu Season Hasn’t Been This Bad This Late in 20 Years - The Wall Street Journal
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• The flu has killed four Utah children. And the latest strain might not subside soon. - Salt Lake Tribune
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• Washington County child dies from influenza — Down East — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine - Bangor Daily News
  Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT
• Could this food additive make it harder to fight the flu? - Medical News Today
  Mon, 08 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT

• PRO/EDR> Measles update (27)
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 22:02:40 -0400
  Measles -- United States
  A devastating infectious disease pandemic could kill more people than nuclear war. Just 100 years ago, the Spanish flu killed 50 million to 100 million people. Life-threatening diseases continue to place us at great risk. Ten years ago, it was H1N1 influenza. Today, it is the measles.
  Last week [week of Mon 8 Apr 2019], New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency. Measles outbreaks are occurring in New York City and throughout the nation, with case counts rising at an