Antiviral strategies for emerging influenza viruses in remote communities.

CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to previous work, for conservative treatment coverages, our results do not provide any convincing evidence for the implementation of targeted prophylaxis. The findings suggest that public health strategies in remote communities should focus on the wider availability (higher coverage) and timely distribution of antiviral drugs for treatment of clinically ill individuals.
PMID: 24586937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Rural Remote Health - November 3, 2014 Category: Rural Health Authors: Laskowski M, Greer AL, Moghadas SM Tags: PLoS One Source Type: research