The impact of matching vaccine strains and post-SARS public health efforts on reducing influenza-associated mortality among the elderly.

Public health administrators do not have effective models to predict excess influenza-associated mortality and monitor viral changes associated with it. This study evaluated the effect of matching/mismatching vaccine strains, type/subtype pattern changes in Taiwan's influenza viruses, and the i...

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Main Authors: Ta-Chien Chan, Chuhsing Kate Hsiao, Chang-Chun Lee, Po-Huang Chiang, Chuan-Liang Kao, Chung-Ming Liu, Chwan-Chuen King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2892467?pdf=render