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Seasonal Influenza (The flu)

Selected References:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2018. Key facts about seasonal influenza. Available at URL: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm. [Accessed 08/2019]
  • 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. 2018. The Flu Season. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season.htm [Accessed 8 2019].
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2018. Protect Against Flu: Caregivers of Infants and Young Children. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/infantcare.htm [Accessed 8/2019].
  • Fell DB, et al. 2018. The relationship between 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza during pregnancy and preterm birth. Epidemiology; 29:107-116.
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  • Haberg SE, et al: 2013. Risk of fetal death after pandemic influenza virus infection or vaccination. N Engl J Med; 368: 333-340.
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  • Zerbo O, et al. 2017. Association between influenza infection and vaccination during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder. JAMA Pediatr; 171(1):e163609.