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Seasonal Influenza (The Flu)

Selected References:

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  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2008. Prevention and control of influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR 57(RR07):1-60.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2021. The Flu Season. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season.htm [Accessed 7/2021].
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/maternal-or-infant-illnesses/influenza.html. https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/maternal-or-infant-illnesses/influenza.html [Accessed 7/2021].
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  • Payne, K et al. 2020. Twenty-First Century Viral Pandemics: A Literature Review of Sexual Transmission and Fertility Implications in Men. Sex Med Rev 8(4):518-530.
  • Selten JP, Termorshuizen F. 2017. The serological evidence for maternal influenza as risk factor for psychosis in offspring is insufficient: critical review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Res 183:2-9.
  • Tamma et al. 2009. Safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 201(6):547-52.
  • Zerbo O, et al. 2017. Association between influenza infection and vaccination during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder. JAMA Pediatr 171(1):e163609.