Influenza vaccine uptake among British Muslims attending Hajj, 2005 and 2006

Influenza vaccine supply, 2005–2006: did we come up short?

BACKGROUND Although total influenza vaccine doses available in the 2005/2006 influenza season were over 80 million, CDC received many reports of delayed and diminished vaccine shipments in October to November of 2005. To better understand the supply problems, CDC and partners surveyed several health care professional groups. METHODS Surveys were sent to representative samples of influenza vac...

Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infections in British Hajj pilgrims

Viral respiratory infections including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have been reported during the Hajj among international pilgrims. To help establish the burden of these infections at the Hajj, we set up a study to confirm these diagnoses in symptomatic British pilgrims who attended the 2005 Hajj. UK pilgrims with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) were inv...

Influenza among U.K. Pilgrims to Hajj, 2003

1882 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 10, No. 10, October 2004 been in contact with people with fever for several weeks before his illness. He lived in close proximity to goats and cattle, but no blood samples were taken from these animals. Although no ticks were found on nearby goats, 10 Amblyomma and Hyalomma ticks were collected from three cattle. Ticks were negative for...

Influenza in Canada: 2005-2006 season.

2004-2005 influenza vaccine shortage: Vaccine redistribution model.

The Monroe County Department of Public Health (MCDPH), in partnership with the Monroe County Medical Society (MCMS), developed a vaccine redistribution model to address the shortage of influenza vaccine during 2004-2005 by assessing the community's need among high-risk patients and establishing a system of redistribution. The target population was high-risk groups defined by the Advisory Commit...