High Public-Health Impact in an Influenza-B-Mismatch Season in Southern Italy, 2017-2018.

Conclusions: The 2017-2018 influenza season was one of the most severe in a decade in Southern Italy. IBV mismatch between the trivalent vaccine and the circulating strains occurred. The high number of ICU-ARDS cases caused by B/Yamagata strains in the >64-year age group suggests that further data on the effectiveness of the available influenza vaccines are needed to determine the best way to protect the elderly against both IBV lineages.
PMID: 31531353 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Biomed Res - September 19, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Loconsole D, De Robertis AL, Morea A, Casulli D, Mallamaci R, Baldacci S, Centrone F, Bruno V, Quarto M, Accogli M, Chironna M Tags: Biomed Res Int Source Type: research